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...college experience, I’d find some real friends, hopefully kiss the hot girls playing poker, and never ever leave. Apparently Roth, a real life West Chester University dropout, is not one to practice what he preaches. Perhaps a few more years in school will teach him proper Saturday night social conduct. —Victoria J. Benjamin
...Cancer Schmancer.” “I’ve reinvented myself since ‘The Nanny,’” Drescher explained. “I am a uterine cancer survivor, but it took me two years and eight doctors to get a proper diagnosis.” The actress, author, and activist discussed the importance of awareness and early diagnosis and described the experience of finding out she had uterine cancer. She recalled, “I told my boyfriend, ‘we have to freeze an embryo...
...raucous. Escape by boat instead, from the town's historic port (you can't miss the old, touristy galleon whose three masts are visible from much of the Old Town) to the Islas del Rosario, an archipelago about 30 miles (1 hour) off the coast. The islands offer proper beaches - though none quite lives up to the postcard-perfect white stretches for which the Caribbean is famous - with snorkeling, scuba-diving and a range of restaurants. I snuck onto the Sofitel's private island for a luxurious, leisurely lunch at the hotel's gourmet restaurant under the mangrove trees. Another...
...manner that adheres to laws protecting soldiers’ anonymity while allowing the public to recognize their supreme sacrifice for our nation. If done in such a manner, the photography of our war dead should require no process of family consent that will serve as another barrier to the proper coverage of war’s realities. We acknowledge, however, the necessity of controls on photographs of dead or wounded U.S. troops. Such photography threatens anonymity considerations and could also cause intelligence breaches that would bring more harm to American soldiers. Moreover, it would sacrifice the respectability and moral superiority...
...Harvard used to provide that. During the 18th century, sophomores instructed freshmen on the proper social conduct. “No fresman [sic] shall talk saucily to his senior or speak to him with his hat on” was a frequent admonition. One of the French instructors, Peter Curtis, offered undergraduates dancing lessons—because every Harvard man had to know the minuet. Most of these ideas are quaint, but they speak to a sense of respect that is lacking on today’s campus. Nowadays, the College sets few standards for its men—just...