Word: rumors
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Other cons to accepting include such factors as ineligibility for spring term freshman seminars and the psychological toll of advancing your academic career faster than you think feels right. What truly disturbs us, however, is the number of rumors, most of which are fully untrue, about the costs of Advanced Standing. Many think accepting brings on disadvantages with fellowships and difficulty in being considered for Phi Beta Kappa. But these factors are relevant only if you plan on graduating in three years; the fellowships office at the Office of Career Services and the Phi Beta Kappa director will tell...
...David weathered a vicious rumor about mooning fans; Posh weathered a vicious rumor about having no talent...
This afternoon Dartboard was shocked to discover that the books for History 10b, for one, cost a total of $200. Rumor has it that a certain Moral Reasoning Core class dealing with East Asian philosophical systems demands a quantity of literature costing more than $150. If the current trend continues, Dartboard may spend over $1,000 on books this semester...
...that time, the president assumed control of the editorials, the secretary wrote the "Fact and Rumor" column, and the managing editor was responsible for everything else. Thus, although the managing editor did the lion's share of the work, setting up the paper and making assignments, it was the president who guided the paper's policies, subject to the general consent of the executive board. Henry James, class of 1899 and a former president of The Crimson, wrote this description of a typical day at the paper in the December, 1899, Harvard Graduates' Magazine...
...affair with Gennifer Flowers. He's also alleged to have admitted under oath that he gave Lewinsky presents. The gag order in the Paula Jones case means no one can go on the record to confirm or deny this, but it's all grist to the Washington rumor mill...