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Hurlbut residents--who call their dorm"the Butt"--live in "pods," huge circular commonrooms with singles branching off of them. Most ofHurlbut's oddly-shaped rooms are comfortable andin good repair. Unlike the other first-yearresidences, Greenough feels much like a"typical" college dorm. Long narrow hallways, tinyboxy rooms, and communal bathrooms are the normhere...
When you live within a community, it's often difficult to take a step back and assess its problems. Things aren't always falling apart between your eyes--when I lived in Weld, I never guessed that the electrical system needed repair so desperately. And often, a home can be appealing despite its drawbacks. I loved Weld for its front steps, its high ceilings and its spacious landings. While I wished it had fireplaces and private bathrooms, I made the most of my experience there...
...YEARS, SEARS ROEBUCK & CO. HAS BILLED ITSELF THE place "where America shops." Last week the giant retailer's $3 billion automobile-repair division was branded a place where Americans are being systematically robbed. After an 18-month investigation, the California department of consumer affairs charged that nearly half of Sears' 72 auto-service centers in the state routinely overcharge customers an average $223 for repairs, and that Sears mechanics also billed undercover agents for work that was never done. Spurred by a 50% increase in consumer complaints against Sears auto shops over the past three years, say California officials, they...
Some of Ice-T's friends now work in various capacities for Ice-T -- at his music production company, Rhyme Syndicate, his merchandising business or the auto repair shop he owns in Los Angeles. Jorge Hinojosa, who has served without a written contract as Ice-T's manager for nine years, says loyalty and trust are vital to the performer...
...inch of the tomb with distilled water, gently removing the accumulation of 3,000 years of dust and soot. In some areas, they chiseled the layers of plaster and paint from the wall, using the mulberry-bark strips as hinges, to clean the limestone walls of the cave and repair salt fractures...