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...Burn Out” when I got into Harvard. It was enclosed with the letter which told me I was off of Harvard’s wait list—with the caveat that I take a year off before attending. I was thrilled and grateful at the prospect of taking a year off before school, and I’m glad...
During his semester off, the prospect of reintegrating into Harvard worried Gillis. “In the back of my head I was always scared of coming back,” he says. He wondered whether his friends would still like him, and what it would be like to be in another class. “It was on my mind all the time, but I actively tried to disengage myself.” He stopped corresponding with college friends, hoping to focus on self-improvement...
...Washington Post article claiming that leaders within the Virginia Democratic Party have been tossing around Affleck’s name as a contender in the 2006 Senate race against George Allen (R-VA). Though Affleck’s spokesman denies that Affleck has any intention of running, the prospect is certainly tempting. Affleck and his wife, Jennifer Garner, have been spotted recently looking at real estate near Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition, University of Virginia professor Larry Sabato, a well respected political pundit, hinted that Democrats’ whispers have been of a serious nature; “[The rumor...
...supposed “evils” of the huge consulting and financial consortiums that employ University resources to recruit our top talent every year. This would at least provoke a bit of debate on campus about the best way to make use of our education. Yet this prospect is dubious because although the dominant ideology expressed on campus is liberal, the main mode of action is very much conservative...
...Bush clearly likes some parts of the job better than others. People who know Bush well say that the appearances for other candidates are mutually beneficial-that he draws personal and political strength from appearing in an arena full of squealing supporters. So, politics offers the President the prospect of fleeting respite at a time when the naysayers are having their...