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...hijackers were from the desert kingdom, many Saudi students, as well as those from other Arab and Muslim countries, rushed home fearful of repercussions. Few filled their places. As he made the long journey from Riyadh to Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., al-Dehaim, 18, admitted he was still "nervous that American people would get nervous about Saudi people...
...essay "Why I Dumped The Baby Doctor" [Feb. 27], Michelle Cottle argued that pediatricians should be more responsive to the concerns of nervous parents. As a nurse and mother for more than 25 years, I was dismayed by Cottle's account of her irrational fears. She traded a doctor who was very busy for a doctor who had plenty of time to develop a codependent relationship with a phobic parent. Her new doctor, whom she said she is seeing "about once a week," is taking advantage of a mother who apparently would rather spend time chatting with the baby doctor...
...extremely nervous. As a print journalist, I rarely appear on TV, and knowing that everyone back home would be watching--and, I hoped, seeing me help convict a man who is still regarded as a hero in some quarters--didn't help me overcome my stage fright...
...what really made me nervous was waiting to be cross-examined by Milosevic himself. Since the beginning of the trial eight months ago, he has proved quite skilled in humiliating witnesses and making them look silly and confused. And though my closet is mostly skeleton-free, I was worried about what sort of dirt his people in Belgrade had been able to dig up on me. I tried to relax, but after a while felt I had forgotten everything I ever knew about Vukovar, and feared I would end up answering his questions with tips on anti-cellulite treatments...
...that he was impressed by Hilfiger’s personal contributions. Hilfiger also joined members of the Foundation and select students for lunch yesterday in Lowell House. One of the student speakers at the luncheon, Joseph K. Lee ’07, opened his speech saying that he felt nervous about speaking and had been advised “to imagine everyone in their underwear—Tommy Hilfiger underwear, of course.” Hilfiger then discussed the philosophy behind his brand. “I’d rather have fewer pairs of jeans to have better quality...