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...most weekdays, the starts and driveway in front of Currier House groan with the collected weight of dozens of Quad residents. The occasion is not the opening of a Broadway show, nor even the Primal Scream, but the mundane wait for the arrival of a shuttle bus. There are shuttles at 9:45, 9:50 and 9:55 a.m., but to make sure you get to class on time, you should probably take the 9:35 a.m. shuttle. Why? Because students waiting for the later shuttles resemble nothing so much as a pack of hungry wolves...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DAMN SOPHOMORE, BUY A BIKE! | 10/5/1996 | See Source »

...course, like anyone with any insight at all into life, Holofcener can't resist making us laugh as well as groan. She skillfully juxtaposes Amelia's and Laura's lives to great effect: Amelia, clearly lonely and with too much time on her hands, babbles into Laura's answering machine about how dirty her kitchen sponge is, while Frank and Laura approach snogging mode...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Run (Don't Walk) to This Film | 8/13/1996 | See Source »

...Sonics were down 3-zip to the Bulls, so naturally I hoped to cheer everybody up while I was in town. As soon as I got off the plane, it became obvious that I had my work cut out for me. The headline of the Post-Intelligencer was HOME GROAN. The Seattle Times headline was READY TO CRUMBLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TACTLESS IN SEATTLE | 6/24/1996 | See Source »

Graced with elegant stained glass windows and wood darkened with years of use, Sanders Theatre and Annenberg Hall practically groan under the weight of Harvard tradition...

Author: By Anne L. Brody, | Title: A New Student Center Opens | 6/6/1996 | See Source »

...while a college student can afford to groan at such attempts at humor, The Real Freshman Handbook provides an entertaining guide for the future first-year. It just might make the transition from home to dorm a bit easier...

Author: By Matthew S. Mchale, | Title: Currier House Junior Authors New Guide to College Life | 5/17/1996 | See Source »

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