Word: ravings
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Whenever I stay true to my mission and actually write a column on campus life, I tend to shy away from the academic sphere. Sure, I've offered a rant here about the Core and a rave there about shopping period, but overall I feel much more justified in simply avoiding academics altogether and talking about extracurriculars, campus politics or administrative action. This week, though, I have been stirred to actually delve into the world of the classroom...
Hingis is a special case anyway. "I don't like to rave about a 15-year-old," Collins said after the Novotna match, "but the new Martina is a real tennis player. She came to net more this afternoon than Monica Seles has in her whole career. Unlike Capriati, who relied on pure power, Martina has a sophisticated game that is only going to get stronger. Her mom may be a great teacher, but this girl has a sense of the court that can't be taught. I have just seen the future of tennis, and it's thrilling...
...long as Clinton's diet-substance strategy is working so well, he's not likely to hustle to appropriate Lamm's message, unless anyone seems to be buying it. And selling it may take more time than Lamm has. In June he spoke to rave reviews at California's Reform Party state convention. "It was one of those magic first dates," he says, "where pretty soon you are holding hands. We really clicked." So a Democratic pollster asked state voters whom they would favor in a four-way contest: Clinton, Dole, Ralph Nader (from the Green Party) or Lamm. Lamm...
...What was your most memorable experience of the last four years? A "Learning the way to the Grille." Anonymous "Having sex in Pusey Library." Anonymous "A rave in an airplane hangar freshman year." Ambrose J. Huang '96 "Building an igloo freshman year and sleeping in it in Harvard Yard." John J. Immel '96 "When my roommate built an igloo freshman year." Edward Wu '96 "Being thrown into the shower by my roommates.... I left skid marks on the wall." Alejandro Perez '96 "Getting caught by the police in the steam tunnels freshman year." Alex G. Boreen '96 "When Meg Ryan...
...some vocal members of the Undergraduate Council to reflect upon the past year, and they'll offer you a litany of accomplishments. They'll rave about the council's greater accountability and improved public image. They'll even puff up with pride and refer to themselves as "The New UC." But don't believe the hype. The council is mired in a cesspool of irrelevance, misguided activism and petty infighting...