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...personally devastated by the reports of what he said.” “He has gotten increasingly eccentric over the last 10 to 15 years,” said Losick, who has known Watson for 35 years. “It seems like he enjoys to shock people, but he went way too far this time.” Of Watson’s suspension as Cold Springs chancellor, Lecturer on Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Andrew Berry said, “It’s like a parent being cut off from their child...
...Goliath," he declared. Or with Elijah than 850 prophets of Baal. Or with Daniel and the lions than the Babylonians. The point was not lost on the crowd of Sunday school veterans: the Bible is, after all, jam-packed with stories of the seemingly weak who triumph, heroes who shock the naysayers...
...downs are understood and even expected. But Radcliffe is not your normal program—it is one of the most storied in the history of women’s crew. As a consequence, failing to make the 16-team NCAA Championships field in 2006 was a shock. The crew was forced to respond, and with a stronger heavyweight field breathing down its collective neck—not to mention the forces of history pressuring the squad all the more—this was a tall task.But respond it did. Bouncing back from 2006’s difficult dual season...
...Scooby Doo to understand the dangers associated with digging up Indian burial grounds. So, picture my horror last week when I walked out of my Matthews dorm to find a full excavation site in place under the guise of discovering old Native American artifacts. I brushed off my initial shock and grudgingly took an indirect route to Weld laundry room. At least, I thought, the work must be important if University officials were willing to let a bunch of students tear up the picturesque yard...
Just when the album’s direction seems clear, the Foo Fighters throw the listener off with “The Ballad of Beaconsfield Miners,” a guitar-picking instrumental written in collaboration with young guitar guru Kaki King. At first, the ballad is shocking from a band that normally prides itself on gassed-up guitars and pounding drums, but once the listener gets over the shock, the ballad adds a great original touch to the album. The Foo Fighters softly close the album with the gentle piano melody of “Home...