Word: graying
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...shots into a character's body, so that no one could mistake it for mere hackwork. Another major difference between The Human Dilemma and more mainstream books is Chadwick's uses of black and white rather than color. This perfectly suits the material, which explores the gray nuances of decisions about bringing another life into world...
...boys, with some affection, call their school "the box." It is an acknowledgment that their modern, gray concrete building with 36 classrooms and a basketball court is both protection and containment. Outside the box, says senior Ali Fadhli, there are "problems." He means temptation - and bigotry. The temptation is sex and the way the culture outside the box is saturated with it. "That's why Islam has repentance," he says with a laugh. The bigotry is from fellow American citizens who the students believe are watching them with suspicion. Since 9/11, "there's been extra pressure on them," says Hanan...
...body piercing. Students may not wear makeup during school. Through Grade 5, the girls wear plaid jumpers and leggings, but the head scarf called a hijab is optional; the boys wear navy dress pants and light blue shirts. Older girls must wear the hijab (light blue for middle schoolers, gray or white for high schoolers) and a calf-length navy top that resembles a raincoat. Wearing the hijab full-time is a big commitment, so some girls take it off as soon as they leave the building. Freshman Sarah Martini says, "I'm not ready to wear...
...firm support of Rubin and Gray may have been enough to protect Summers’ job, but with his leadership challenged, the president maintains another key advantage: in a period of extraordinarily rapid turnover, Summers had overseen the appointment of half the Corporation in just four years, molding a body more amenable to his leadership than even the group that picked him. When Nannerl O. Keohane, the former president of Wellesley College and Duke University, takes over for Gray on July 1, just two fellows from the era before Summers will remain on the Corporation...
...months and one more statement of support later, Houghton sent himself and Hanna Gray to a meeting in Loeb House requested by members of the Faculty Council. Two professors who attended the April 25 meeting said they came away with a sense the Corporation would slow the pace of its major initiatives—the capital campaign, curricular review, and Allston expansion. Both Houghton and Gray said the University needed to undergo a period of “convalescence,” according to the professors who attended the meeting...