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...discourse and language that the average Harvard student is rarely compelled to examine deeply, particularly if that student is in the midst of midterms and exams, or churning out papers and problem sets. It is precisely this problem that the Harvard Task Force on the Arts has sought to rectify. As the Task Force has affirmed, “To allow innovation and imagination to thrive on our campus, to educate and empower creative minds across all disciplines, to help shape the twenty-first century, Harvard must make arts an integral part of the cognitive life of the university...
Next time you’re in a rush to run to lab or turn in a problem set in the Science Center, be sure that you don’t let your hurry prevent you from holding the elevator. You never know when the person you don’t hold the elevator for will physically assault you for your “rude” behavior...
Dryness can be a problem, admits Peter Wilander, Delta's head of onboard services, who says the airline abandoned an almond-butter and jelly sandwich in part because it couldn't get the consistency of the bread right. Airlines have to factor in other issues, including messiness (Virgin rejected a chocolate bar that shed flakes that stuck to the seats) and smell (Delta recently experimented with tuna fish and found it can work if it's cut with lemon). (See the best travel gadgets...
...said. Her peers were quick to help her. Kurdyla explained to her, rapidly tapping her feet and finishing with her right foot behind her left, “It’s ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.” With that, the problem was fixed. “Every time I watch a piece, I find something. Don’t be discouraged,” Driscoll told the company before a water break...
...stressing out over your outfit for the next ’80s-themed party this weekend, someone somewhere in the nation is throwing out a box full of fabulously-sequined shirts. Wouldn’t it be great if the world had a solution to this problem...