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...slope at the Mont Tremblant ski resort north of Montreal, with an instructor but without a helmet. She fell at the end of the lesson and struck her head, but was alert and conversational afterward and did not complain of any ill effects. An hour later, in her hotel room, she developed a severe headache. The next day, she was flown to Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City in critical condition, where she died on Wednesday. (See pictures of Natasha Richardson's life...
...Only-Do-One-Thing Group: You spend all your time together, so why not spend ALL your time together? Whether in the IOP Forum, the concert halls, or anime dungeons, these people are like family. Imagine a room in which every one was in your a capella group. Life really could be a musical! No a ca-politics in that utopia! What if you blocked with all your friends from Harvard Dems? Sarah Palin jokes are a growth industry. Of course, you’ll end up running against the same people to be president of your organization, SOMETHING VERY...
...Rooming: Confused. Quincy’s dormitories are built in contradicting styles: brick traditionalism on one side and concrete modernism on the other. Dewolfe offers an enticing option with its many amenities and proximity to Quincy, so residents can still actively participate in their House community, unlike the Kirklanders there. Otherwise, sophomores should be prepared to share cramped bedroom quarters, in exchange for a sizable common room. While the unattractive monolith that is New Quincy is often cited as the House’s greatest drawback, inside, juniors can get spacious singles with modest common rooms, and seniors...
...middle of decrying the misdeeds of the financial firm AIG, President Barack Obama cracked a joke. "Excuse me," he said Monday, after coughing into the microphone. "I am choked up with anger here." There were laughs all around the gilded East Room of the White House because he didn't sound angry...
...Though Obama's tone fell somewhat short, he has proved that he understands the level of humiliation now being foisted on American taxpayers. He described the stakes of the current situation perfectly. "This is not just a matter of dollars and cents," the President said in the East Room. "It's about our fundamental values. All across the country, there are people who are working hard and meeting their responsibilities every single day without the benefit of government bailouts or multimillion-dollar bonuses...