Word: needlessly
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have no quarrel with alcohol education, merely with needless hours spent yelling at my computer. It is not that alcohol education is uncalled for, but rather that there has to be a better way than this terrible program, so frustrating it’s bound to drive the entire freshman class to binge-drinking with its inanity...
...break revelry to a whole new level this weekend when he entered a room in Eliot that was not his own. Instead of exiting gracefully, he did the next best thing: he took off all his clothes and passed out, naked, on the unlucky room’s couch. Needless to say, the Eliotites did not appreciate this gesture of intimacy and friendship…Aux armes, artistes! After being refused entry to a small soiree at the Signet Friday night, two ne’er-do-wells registered their disappointment in a manner befitting Harvard’s refined...
...Needless to say, I was surprised,” Baran said. “You assume a lot of things based on what people are doing. I saw him on campus, and in Lamont, and I didn’t think to ask him, are you really a student? He always presented himself as a Harvard student...
...that the Fogg’s Fine Arts Library would take over the under-used stacks in Littauer’s basement while the Fogg Art Museum undergoes renovations of its own. Consequently, any potential renovations in Littauer will have to wait, possibly for as long as 15 years. Needless to say, economics faculty are less than thrilled about this development, of which they were informed after the decision was already a fait accompli. Though FAS is faced with a sizeable budget deficit and multiple priorities to juggle, the economics department is right to feel marginalized by the high-handed...
...every year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2004-2005 Consumer Expenditure Survey. But that's chump change compared with what single men spend on car ownership ($846 more than single women), eating out ($752 more), alcoholic drinks ($280 more) and audiovisual gear ($143 more). Cutting back on needless spending isn't a bad idea for anyone, but "renegotiating your credit-card balances or getting a lower cost on your IRA probably saves you a lot more money," says Christian Weller, an economist at the Center for American Progress. "That's much more prudent advice to women than saying...