Word: sixteener
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...Literature Ruth R. Wisse. It was Wisse who accused Summers’ vocal opponents—of whom Ryan was certainly one—of anti-Semitism after Larry was ousted in Februrary. Wouldn’t you like to be a fly on a wall during department meetings? Sixteen courses and a thesis stand between you and graduation, but you get a fantastic amount of leeway. Whether it’s VES or Slavic Languages, cross-listed courses are numerous and easily fill up requirements. Virtually anything requiring more writing than signing your name to a p-set counts...
When after a few seconds it became evident that I was not in fact hallucinating, I clicked through my email, hoping desperately someone had figured a way out. Instead I found sixteen replies to the subject line “Facebook on CRACK...
...manage it." As it has become clear that Karr's confessions were false, the release of his e-mail correspondence reveals the passions of his deeply troubled soul. "I would give anything to have her with me at six," he wrote, "Alas, she would now be nearing sweet sixteen. Instead she is forever six... Her body is now out of my reach, which kills...
...second day of practice saw only sixteen players arrive. Several had not been eligible to play on the team and had dropped out. Others had found the first practice too hard, too uncomfortably hot in the sun, and stayed home. Others didn't like the regimental form of practice and only wanted to play cascarita [free-for-all street soccer]. Many couldn't come because they worked after school...
...making money. Some Latino kids had no choice, they had to find a job to help pay the bills at home. Latino families expected their children to help pay for the household expenses once they got older. Many families rationalized that if their children were in Mexico and were sixteen, they would already have been done with school and out there working. Some took jobs in home construction, fast-food restaurants, garages, whatever could be found. Some even worked at the chicken plant on second shift at night, using false IDs because they were under eighteen...