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Pennypacker's central circular staircase is agreat place for congregating. And people do.Bright landings of "The Pack" are full of peopleat all hours, and a four story beer funnel makesand appearance on its open stairwell once a yearor so. Pennypacker's rooms are not massive, buttheir quirky shapes offer a change of pace fromthe standard Yard dorms...
...that technology is put to use does deserve a more critical look, and not the unabashed enthusiasm everything e-related receives now. Before we rush to wire every classroom to the Internet, before we give our business to amazon.com instead of the local book store, before we pack our bags and bid au revoir to the real world, we eventually need to decide whether the cost of the convenience, in terms of human interaction, might be too great...
...went my hopes for a successful life. There would be no opportunities for graduate school and no chance at a decent job after college; the only ladder that I would be climbing would be the one at the local A&P--to assist the customer in getting a 24-pack of Pepsi off the top shelf...
...fallen, I returned to my Holworthy dorm room and typed two papers. As my injured right arm weakened, my left automatically compensated--and broke down. Five days later, with both hands swollen and tender, I reported to University Health Services, wanting nothing more than a sling and a ice pack. Instead I got every student's nightmare prognosis: "You can't use your hands," the doctor told me. For how long? "It might be weeks. It might be months...
...requested sling and ice pack they added two wrist splints and an order to report to physical therapy and the student disability office. Scribes and voice dictation to do homework, she said. "Are you kidding?" I asked. She wasn...