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...here's James, 19 years old, very knowledgeable and intelligent and who's been able to live his whole life without ever encountering this information. He eats when he's hungry, and if he feels like a roast beef sandwich at midnight, he hesitates not to consume the 350 calories, but only to spend the $3.50. He has never distracted himself in class by adding up the day's calories, and he's never spent two or 15 or 100 minutes regretting his dessert--feeling with a visceral certainty that belies all nutritional science that the second peanut butter cookie...
Social hub, eh? Letis take a look. Sure, we have all been there during the busy lunchtime hour, when upperclass students line up for their daily fix of roast beef sandwiches, cookies and other components of the fly-by lunch. The joint is jumping, the air is thick with conversation and laughter, and everything seems, well, social. But this is as much a result of circumstance than anything else. Holden Chapel would be a hot spot, too, if it was the only place busy individuals could grab a no-cost lunch between classes...
Perhaps the best known and most eagerly anticipated House events are those which come around but once a year: Dunster's Goat Roast, Adams' Masquerade, and Quincy's Exorcism are good examples. These are the one-night stands of House events--they feel great while they last, but they're soon forgotten. Insofar as these events are shared among most House members, they are important, but they are too infrequent to support long-lasting bonds among residents, the type of genuine friendships Lewis and others seek...
...Amount of roast pork Forbes bought to attract supporters during Iowa's straw poll...
...worst cardio-fitness program in this century was that of Egypt's King Farouk. The King weighed around 300 lbs.; he looked like an immense, saturnine party balloon. Staples of the royal diet: a few tablespoons of caviar, lobster thermidor, slabs of roast lamb, a cubic meter or so of trifle, a pound of chocolate, a magnum of champagne. Workout: two or three dancers from the chorus...