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Many parents seemed to have the same idea in mind, and by 8 a.m., cars and families were filing through in numbers. Students and their parents dragged trunks and crates galore out onto the pavement and hefted them up stairwells in virtually every dorm. The Yard and Union area buzzed with the huffing and puffing of first-years moving in en masse...
...fiber tubing and other materials from the aerospace industry for lightweight strength. Average weight: 28 lbs., vs. 20 lbs. for a far more fragile touring bike. Perhaps most important, ATBs feature flat handlebars for upright seating and thick tires that take to sand and gravel as easily as to pavement. While these features have practical appeal for rough-riding wilderness cyclists, the changes also take the hassle out of bike riding for ordinary pedal pushers who never stray more than a mile or two from the nearest McDonald...
...likes, he had a can air- expressed for Saturday delivery. Approximate cost of not having to use Barbasol for two shaves: $45. But when you're earning $50 million a year in interest, anything less than a C-note isn't even worth bothering to pick up off the pavement. A hundred dollars to a billionaire is like a dime to a millionaire or a penny to anyone else...
...Here they come, whizzing along city streets and suburban roadways by the thousands. Then, watch out, there they go, down on the pavement, writhing in pain. This year about 1 million people -- twice as many as last year -- are dashing around on "in-line" blades, the ice skates on wheels, and casualties are mounting. Health officials, roller buffs and the $150 million industry are growing concerned at the rising number of fractures, sprains and contusions as throngs of wobbly tyros fasten on the high-speed, tricky devices...
...something changed for Chun in the next 48 hours. About 3 p.m. on May 3, he walked out on a balcony near the university's main entrance, doused himself with paint thinner, ignited himself with a cigarette lighter, and then plunged 15 ft. to the pavement below. Alive, but with burns covering 95% of his body, Chun was rushed to a hospital. Seven hours later, he died...