Word: homeness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Coming in as a freshman, I wish I had been more confident. I came in and was not really sure if I was good enough to be here. Being so far away from home, it just took me a lot longer than I feel it should have to get acclimated to football and being out here. I think [Rich and I] were both pretty much equal when we came in. I was ahead of him on the depth chart when we got here. I was bigger and had a stronger arm. He was so confident and believed in himself...
...parents and older siblings--like college students--who smoke. Smokers "should not leave their cigarettes around," Giebfried said, "because the younger individual often picks up those cigarettes and either uses them or passes them around at school." He compared the ethical responsibility to be vigilant on cigarettes at home to the laws that regulate that parents lock up their firearms. That way, even if you or your parents don't stop smoking, you can at least stop your younger siblings from starting...
...corner. The rest of us had Coke. Or you know what I drink?"--Vicky flashed her trademark grin--"I drink pina colalda, but without the alcohol," she said. "And I watch them sit in the corner and I dance and dance and dance." Now she stays at home with Katerina. "We're going to be home this New Year's Eve. We don't go out now. The family gets together and we play cards instead," she said...
...Vicky found that she no longer needed to work so hard, she would spend more time with her daughter. "Katerina, that comes first, everything else second. When I come home at 8:20, or 8:30 p.m., I help her with homework and I put her to bed. And when I have a free day, I spend the time with her and spend much less time at other things. I clean the house, cook a little, help her with homework." Vicky said, "I tell my daughter, if you study enough, you can go to Harvard. Harvard...
...pushes on. We'll be busy tonight rolling the dice--and tossing black balls--deciding magazine fate. And next week, once again, we wuss out. But this time it's your fault: You won't be here. Venerable Thanksgiving arrives once again, sending us home on the Delta Shuttle. Need turkey-stuffing tips? See "How To: Stuff a Turkey" (page eight). In our hearts will be those left to fend for themselves. We apologize that FM listings (starting page 16) end on Wednesday, just when stranded students might start looking beyond...