Word: rashness
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Rough Kids Why are some school districts seeing a rash of violent behavior by the very young...
...fate of Darcy should prove an instructive anecdote for anyone tempted by the current rash of snowflaked, glittered, and otherwise festive foliage-inspired clothing. Examples of the holiday sweater are everywhere: Victoria’s Secret, a catalog of often dubious taste that seems to feature clothing best left in the early 90s, sells an array of knits plastered with festive graphics. Among the bounteous array of holiday garb available is the “snowy keyhole sweater,” a confusing mixture of wholesome Christmas-related imagery (snowflakes adorn the front) and typically Victoria?...
...economic toll has been accompanied by social tragedy. South Koreans, who once adhered to the Confucian nostrum of assiduous saving, are now struggling to cope with harassment by creditors and the shame of personal bankruptcy. Newspapers have reported a rash of suicides, violent crime, kidnappings and prostitution attributed to overborrowing. In September, a deep-in-hock housewife leaped to her death from a ninth-floor apartment, taking her 13-year-old daughter with her. In August, two young women with heavy credit-card bills killed themselves by drinking a cocktail of alcohol and poison. "I often speak to debtors...
...wave that began last year with the infamous “Natalie” posters now seems to have crested with a new rash of posters, an epidemic of door droppings, a pile of uprooted flags and a flurry of e-mails over House lists. There is no denying that abortion has become the divisive issue for our campus—as it is currently for our nation. Perhaps it’s time for a little kumbaya, a little hand-holding and coming together. So in that generous spirit, in spite of our many differences, I hope that...
Harvard’s seniors—from Old, who, when healthy, has been a force for the Crimson, to goalkeeper Russ Mosier, who rejoined the team in the middle of the season after a rash of injuries decimated Harvard’s goaltending corps—were honored before the game in a light-hearted ceremony...