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...college is all about. Despite the heartburn from unhealthy midnight snacks and the hassles of shutting out the day’s most intense sunlight so we can sleep until 2 p.m., we are reluctant to change our behavior. “College time” is such a potent force that it makes the transition between the East and West coasts pale in comparison. After all, three hours is only about how long it takes freshmen girls to play a single game of beer pong (which they shouldn’t even be playing anyway—shame...
...this makes for a potent mix, especially when filtered through the Internet, where health-safety concerns tend to get amplified. Much of the opposition to the fluoridation initiative in Bellingham comes from people like Lane Weaver, a fire-alarm technician, and his wife Danelle, a housewife and mother of two. When they first heard about the issue this summer, the Weavers Googled the word fluoridation. Nine of the first 10 items that came up were decidedly antifluoride. "I was horrified," says Danelle. "Why would I want to put a toxic industrial chemical in my children's bodies?" She joined Citizens...
Throughout the last two semesters, scores of students became passionate about the issue of travel policy reform. Enlisting allies through an online petition, seeking the help of the Undergraduate Council, publishing a potent editorial in The Crimson, consulting with allies in the faculty, and amicably (but no less forcefully) lobbying University Hall, students saw the matter through from start to finish...
...attractive style to watch but it’s very effective. They have this great work ethic and they have a certain way of playing. They are smart and well coached.”A pair of freshmen sensations has led the Bears this season and should remain a potent force for years to come. Rookie Scott Geppert, who scored the game winner yesterday, now is tied for the team lead in goals with four—three of them of the game-deciding variety.On the other end of the field, Leech has been a brick wall...
...epiphany of sorts when I had a little show and everybody came and they drank wine. It was a pleasant evening but I realized that the work wasn’t communicating everything that had gone into the making of it. It wasn’t the most potent form of communication for me. I got a little video camera and I started making really bad short films. I recognize in making drama and making film a lot of things that I loved came together—writing, and performing and photography and music...