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...that we have a thriving campus social scene. Au contraire. The painful reality is that last weekend was an anomaly—a sore thumb of fun. Between the twin weekend pillars of The Game and Prefrosh Weekend, there is a vast emptiness of lackluster Fridays, silent Saturdays, and siesta Sundays. the College often seems like the Un-College; campus-wide events, parties and concerts are few and far between...
...looking up through the incomplete roof to the sky above. Shopping ranges from casbah-like markets, such as the Vucciria off Via Roma, to an array of elegant European designer shops between Via Libert? and Via R. Settimo. Be aware that the traditional 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. siesta is in effect for most stores. If the hustle for clothes and culture leaves no time for a sit-down lunch, there are two traditional dishes that are worth a taste from street vendors and caf?s: a giant suppli, a rice-filled croquette with sizzled beef and peas, and a pane...
...around 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, 1992, and Jahrani had just come back from the morning's fishing. "We didn't catch anything. It was like the fish knew something was about to happen. I had tied up the boat and was walking to my home for a siesta, when there was an incredible boom and the ground felt like a giant was shaking it. I was knocked off my feet. Everyone was in shock for a minute or two, then people were screaming, 'Run, run, the water is coming!' Next thing I know, I'm swimming near...
...stunning. But leaning against the wall of the house was a little candy Mexican boy taking a siesta with a sombrero over his eyes. Just the unfair image that this young bright Harvard graduate was trying to erase about Mexico. So as each platter went by, Laurie plucked off the sleeping boy. It would have been insulting. She saved the day for her country, but the next morning had to face the pastry chef who had labored so long over that glorious dessert...
...life, he says, goes from "one seminar to the next." As a tengku, he blesses a ceremony here or there and performs the local equivalent of supermarket openings. Neighbors come to him for advice, interactions he enjoys though "it's hard if they arrive when I'm having a siesta." In his living room, above the couch, is a picture of his father in full regalia. He is stunning, all sashes and ribbons. Sinar, sitting in a high-backed blue chair that makes him seem even smaller than he is, has on slacks and a short-sleeved shirt...