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Unlike many people who go to college, I came here for an education instead of future wealth. I also came here because I had heard that this was a place for intellectual discourse, for deep exploration of the problems that shape our world and ourselves. I came here expecting to find people who loved to learn...
...shape of the Science Center seems like it would be an attention-getter; most of the tourists were able to easily remember its alleged tell-tale camera shape. An even greater number believed that the shape seemed to be a stretch of the imagination. Eight-year-old Sarah Stevens of Boston said that, camera or not, it was "real ugly." Well said...
April Cornell's selection of linens can at times be overwhelming. For example, those looking for that perfect tablecloth are inundated with options. Even before choosing a pattern or color, the customer must select the proper shape and size of cloth. Many shoppers may require guidance when considering the many options: the cafe, breakfast, European, dinner, printed round, topper, and harvest cloth. One ought never fear, though, a handy diagram explains all the pertinent differences, clearly indicating how the cafe cloth creates "the perfect table for romantic bistro dining" while European is most appropriate when holding "smaller dinner parties...
...Overall, the institution is in good shape," said Elizabeth C. "Beppie" Huidekoper, Harvard's vice president for finance...
Once it's time to take to the ice, new doubts and distractions set in. No one skates the same program exactly the same way twice. Each performance is an evolving dynamic that takes shape only as blade hits ice. Underneath the show smiles whir constant questions: "Is there enough speed for this jump? Can I make three revolutions or just two? Since I missed the first jump, should I throw another one in?" Yet skaters must not fall for the easy temptation of deep analysis. Lipinski, a wizardly technician on the ice, says that during her long program, lasting...