Word: master
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...award for the most bizarre response to the search for "noir" has to belong to "The Penmaster's Place." The eponymous Penmaster, who appears at the top of the page in his "human disguise," claims to be the self-appointed commander of a master-race of evil penguins who are in a constant guerrilla struggle to take over the universe. At first glance, this seems to be an elaborate front for a psychotic Pittsburgh Penguins fan, but in fact there are far more devious forces at work here. The Penmaster heralds the imminent reign of penguins, which he insists...
...Master of Eliot House Kristine L. Forsgard said her position as deputy director of academic programs at the School of Public Health meant that she shared Lewis' concerns about the dangers of smoking. But she hesitated to support a total ban, though she said Eliot House already forbids smoking in common rooms...
Outgoing Lowell House Master William H. Bossert '59 said he would be opposed to such a ban, largely due to the difficulty in enforcing the policy...
Wilson is confident that microbiology and neuroscience will eventually explain everything about the nature of Homo sapiens. "The general structure of the human nerve cell has now been charted in considerable detail," he says. "The stage has been set to attack the master unsolved problem of biology: how the hundred billion nerve cells of the brain work together to create consciousness...
...There can be as many additional meetings as the parties arrange," Winthrop House Master Paul D. Hanson said of his house's system, which requires sophomores to meet with their assigned tutor at least three times during the year...