Word: mothers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Or so the saying goes. In Boston, however, a new flock of ducks have begun to emerge in hues of pink, green, blue and other colors Mother Nature never intended. As they ride down the street or float down the Charles, the gratuitous quack, quack, quacking of history hungry tourists, exuberant children and theatrical guides reverberates off of a disinterested Boston. (For the uninitiated: duck passengers are required to make quacking noises when the tour passes Boston pedestrians...
Because of her highly affectionate relationships with her gay male friends, Hilary L. Levey '02 says even her mother frequently questions her about her relationship status with these guys. "I say, 'I don't think I'm his type, mom,'" Levey says...
...first obstacle for all would-be polar bears is to overcome the fear of sickness. While mother's warning about certain illness developing from insufficient clothing lies deeply imbedded in the cultural psyche, doctors say health problems should not be a concern. Dr. Christopher M. Coley, a physician from UHS, cites a case from the New England Journal of Medicine in which a jogger suffered frostbite of the penis, as the only documented example of harm from inadequate dressing. "Wearing less than optimal clothing can put you at risk for frostbite, but there is no real proof to support that...
...thought a great deal about the shorts question. "First of all, frankly, my legs don't get cold because I'm running or walking everywhere. Pants don't do much," he says. Averell explains his complex theory on the garment: "I like to use reverse psychology on Mother Nature. People wear pants too early and Mother Nature sees this and makes it colder sooner. The way you get warm days is that some freak students like myself have been wearing shorts and She has seen us and made it warmer." Averell has not yet published in the New England Journal...
...When my legs are covered, it feels weird," he says. Denham's roommate Dalidor E. Snyder `02 admits he is worried about his friend's overexposure. "Being his roommate, I'm afraid he's going to catch a cold. I'm the next closest thing he has to a mother and I wouldn't want him to catch the sniffles," Snyder says...