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...might have been the sound of wheels spinning in mud, or perhaps the chattering whine of a tortured transmission. Or it might have been the increasingly loud imprecations I was directing at my driver. Whatever the cause, we had suddenly become the focus of several hundred wild elephants. Those nearest began to stomp toward us, thumping their trunks on the ground. It was our third encounter with Sri Lankan pachyderms in less than a week, and though we escaped by crazily zigzagging in reverse, this one was rather close for comfort. "You're very fortunate," said Premaratna, our septuagenarian guide...
...school where students stay up far past midnight on a regular basis, partygoers rarely just went to bed when parties ended too early—they searched for on-campus parties not yet shut down or sought out the nearest final club. Whatever their merits or problems, exclusive venues should never be the default destination for Harvard’s partygoers. Perhaps, with dorm parties allowed to last longer, such closed institutions will be less appealing to desperate would-be socialites in the undergraduate community...
...came tumbling down on Dean. He came in third in the Iowa caucus, second in New Hampshire’s primary, and then failed to take first place in any subsequent primary. According to CNN/USA Today/Gallup polls of registered Democrats nationwide, in mid-December he had been leading the nearest Democratic contender by 18 percentage points; by the beginning of February, he was losing to Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., by 38 percentage points. In less than a month, everything that Dean had worked for and accomplished in almost two years on the campaign trail was taken away. Somehow...
...important as the expansion of services is its improved centralization, which will hopefully lead to better coordination. The new process seems more user-friendly; students need to remember just one number (5-0400) to reach a single dispatcher who will answer queries, page vans and direct students to their nearest transportation option. In the past, late night calls were greeted with a recorded message, and students were often referred from one transport department to another—none of which were in regular communication with each other...
Four events into the meet, Cromwell scored his first victory with a commanding performance in the 100-yard backstroke. As he would in every race, Cromwell blazed to an early lead, completing the first half of the race 1.15 seconds ahead of the nearest competitor, allowing him to coast to an easy victory...