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...field of quantum physics. Is light a wave or a particle? What precisely is dark matter? Can we really be sure that the universe is expanding? Could we intentionally open a worm hole? For years socially maladjusted, brilliant men and women have been furiously debating questions like these. The academic community has been wracked with strife for long enough. Jackson should read "A Brief History of Time," think about it for a few hours and pronounce the answers to these questions once...
...agree with the younger Mallory in his reluctance to have the hunt for the "true" first summit become so central a component of Everest lore. It's understandable that modern climbers are curious about the men who tried to reach the top of the tallest mountain in nothing but tweeds and spiked shoes with only the most basic oxygen containers to help them, but to emphasize the success or failure of Mallory's expedition is to deflect the focus from what he has been most remembered for over the last several decades...
...GOING TO a spring formal anytime this weekend, why don't you grab some style? While most Harvard women have a plethora of choices from gowns to shoes to jewelry to shades of lipstick, men just don't have much choice in what they wear. Sure, some men bust out their granddad's hip blue suede tux from the attic for that extra-special occasion, but for the most part, they're encompassed in a sea of black on black. What to do for some variation? Truly nothing says "I'm hip, I'm with it, I'm tres chic...
...TIME IN EVERY SENIOR'S LIFE when he must rise and face three questions: What is your height? What is your weight? And what is your hat size? Harvard Coop cap and gown consultant Joseph E. Sicari, who has been measuring Harvard seniors' heads for 10 years, says men are sensitive about their height, and women have issues revealing their weight. But disclosing the size of their noggins truly strips people down to their greatest bodily fear. "The graduates come in groups, and everyone is afraid of being the one with the biggest head." Sicari explains. "Some people...
Apparently, there is a huge market for worn underwear; in Japan they even appear in vending machines. And last Sunday, a pair of men's Hanes jockeys sold for $50, proving that there is definitely a market out there for used goods...