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...provide easy carrying space for calculators, protractors, and Sir Issac Newton’s “Principia Mathematica.” In addition to their array of free OCS T-shirts, these number-crunchers dress up any outfit with tees bearing mathematical jokes (“Will you lie tangent to my curves?”) that no one outside the Science Center finds even remotely humorous. Government Coming straight from practice across the river, Gov concentrators have little time to shed their athletic gear before class. Never known for their variety, most of these Marxist scholars wear their...
Santa Muerte's precise origins are a matter of debate. Some experts say its roots lie with Aztec spiritual rituals that mixed with Catholicism during Spanish colonial rule. What is clear, however, is that Santa Muerte developed a large following only in the last quarter century among Mexicans who had become disillusioned with the dominant Church and, in particular, the ability of established Catholic saints to deliver them from poverty. Residents of crime-tossed neighborhoods like Mexico City's Tepito began revering Santa Muerte more than Jesus Christ, experts say. Some of its devotees eventually split from the Catholic church...
...country of diverse cultures and languages," says Julian Casanova, professor of Spanish history at the University of Zaragoza. "Whenever one person takes out a flag, someone else brings out a different one. It's the same with national anthems." Casanova suspects that political interests, more than sporting ones, lie behind the effort to pin words to melodies. "Whether it's the national anthem, or the PP's efforts to get everyone to display the flag, it's manipulation," he says, referring to the recent call by PP leader Mariano Rajoy for Spaniards to display the Spanish flag on October...
Harvard is a great place to nourish a guilty pleasure. It’s real easy: just lie to your roommate, something innocuous, like “I’m going to study in Lamont.” Then disappear for six hours of Magic: The Gathering or “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels,” shuffle back to your room bleary-eyed, and he or she will think nothing of it. What’s more, we assume that all our peers are constantly devoting themselves to the things we ourselves ought...
...bold. Where to find you on a Saturday night: Out. Possibly Blackout. First thing you notice about a guy/girl: That depends. Is it a guy or a girl? Your best pick-up line: Pick a number between 1 and 10...You lose! Take off your clothes. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I’m straight. Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I’m not as stupid as you look. Favorite childhood toy: Books. I was a nerd. Sexiest physical trait: I was once told that...