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Rich Halvorson recounted his conversion from Buddhism to devout Christianity in his first year at Harvard. In a pitch for prayer, Rich talked about living close to God. In fact, selfless personal advocacy was the theme of the evening. Krish Subrahmanian talked about caring for sick children. Shelby Braxton-Brooks stumped for the arts, leading the entire group in a samba session. Michelle Kuo recruited for the homeless shelter...
...Jonze, 33, is all sweet and helpful. He suggests that he come to my office for this interview. And when he gets sick and has to reschedule, he shows up on time at the restaurant, with a grocery bag of gifts for me--a sweatshirt and T shirt from one of the three skateboard companies he owns. He's like a divorced dad. But he doesn't take the time to prepare any pranks. When I ask him why he can't at least make the effort, he doesn't have an answer. The sweatshirt means nothing...
...want a sure-fire conversation killer in Shanghai, mention the 2008 Olympics being hosted by Beijing. Shanghai residents are so sick of hearing about their northern neighbor's success that local officials had to be reminded to put up signs congratulating Beijing after it nabbed the Games last year. Now, Shanghai has a marquee event of its own to celebrate. Last week, the city won the right to host the 2010 World Expo?adding another bauble to its gaudy and growing list of tourist attractions. Already under construction is the world's first commercial magnetically-levitated train line. Shanghai also...
...students got sick because they chose to drink too much. If their motivation was to show the administration that they could get disgustingly drunk whether there was a keg ban or not, some of them obviously succeeded,” Riley said...
...Chief Riley’s words were really moving. He told some stories about very sick people. I would suggest they relate the stories to students, because I know they gave me pause,” she said...