Word: reasonably
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...dreamers and the philosophically inclined (especially the social studies fanatics of Harvard), the Harvard Objectivist Club (HOC) welcomes interested students to attend its weekly meetings, lectures and videotape viewings. Ayn Rand, mother of Objectivism, preached "objective reality, reason, rational self-interest and capitalism." According to HOC President Joseph C. Anderson `99, philosophical experience is helpful but not necessary for understanding guest lecturers and essay discussions. "One can still grasp Rand's meaning," notes Anderson, "without being an expert on continental philosophy or the English empiricists." Oh goodie. E-mail hoc@hcs.harvard.edu for meeting times and more information. Happy pondering...
...Post-collegiate life does look slightly more promising. For some reason, those same zombies seem more equipped to couple off permanently once they have a diploma in hand. A friend recently relayed to me a story of two Harvard students who had dated from their first year to their senior fall. Suddenly and inexplicably, they broke up. A year later, after graduation, both met other people and, after dating their new partners for only a few months, are now engaged to them...
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...could be waiting forever if price is your only reason to hold out. Just resign yourself to the fact that in one week your new 50-kajillion-dollar computer will be worth the value of one floppy disk and deal...
...that the impeachment debacle is nearing a conclusion, it's time for damage control by both parties. Conventional wisdom has the Republicans hurting more -- but the Democrats have good reason to be worried too. Though polls indicate that Democrats are navigating through the controversy reasonably well, "Clinton's high approval rating is in large measure a backlash result of what is perceived to be an impeachment stampede," says TIME congressional correspondent John Dickerson. In other words, after the trial ends and the sympathy factor dissipates, Clinton and his fellow Democrats will need to worry about an inevitable fall...