Word: rare
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...most powerful educational institutions in the world, Harvard is well accustomed to having the all eyes upon it. It is rare, however, that an opportunity arises for the gaze of so many to focus so singularly on the condition of its undergraduates. The presence of Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 on the dais at Friday’s Installation affirmed the importance of the voice of students in university discourse. That his speech should emphasize this notion seems not just appropriate, but indeed vital to working towardthe picture of Harvard that Faust championed...
...year-old Harvard Square institution, is its daily inventory. Shelves and racks are stuffed with leather jackets, satin dresses, western-style shirts, and wool coats. Kathleen White, founder and owner, searches far and wide for every hidden treasure, which ranges from two-dollar T-shirts to pieces so rare they are only displayed by request. “I buy from everywhere—estates, dealers, auctions, right off the street,” she says. “I sell wearable clothes, but during Halloween it all becomes costumes.” Those looking for more everyday duds...
...this is a day to transcend the ordinary, if it is a rare moment when we gather not just as Harvard, but with a wider world of scholarship, teaching and learning, it is a time to reflect on what Harvard and institutions like it mean in this first decade of the 21st century...
...natural as the event unfolds? No live ammunition is allowed anywhere near the sites, and the situation is extremely controlled. Wouldn't the inclusion of actual civilians also teach officials some ground truths about the public (like, for example, how compliant most people become in a disaster - and how rare panic actually...
SRINAGAR, INDIA Wildlife officials seize and destroy rare-animal hides...