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...decipher the typical Cognac label, join the club. It will help to know, however, that VS is the youngest category, which most connoisseurs skip (or relegate to the punch bowl). V.S.O.P., or Réserve, Cognacs contain spirits at least 41/2 years old. While this can be a pleasant category, for gifting you will want to upgrade to Napoléon, Impérial, Hors d'âge, Vieille Réserve, Vernerable or X.O. These are all terms used for older Cognacs in which the youngest spirits are at least 61/2 years...
...voluntary, and also you’re not just accountable to one coach—it’s like you’re accountable to all of your teammates,” freshman Justine Lescroart said. “I feel guilty when I skip practice, both for my own reasons because I know I’m not getting stronger, [but also] because there is kind of this feeling like it’s a team effort. “We’re not all being dragged along by one person—we?...
...higher and higher quality. While the Justice videos won’t be online this term, they’ll be transmitted over the internet in the months following the course, which means they could become a black-market commodity for particularly enterprising students planning on taking (but skipping) the class next fall. Not only can we eschew going to class in favor of watching it online, we can now register for classes online, so that if we’re willing to fib on the registration form and risk disciplinary action, the first time our presence is ever really...
...enjoying your college life, enjoying your summers, and making sure you wait as long as humanly possible to start worrying about getting a job. It seems my mom was right after all— I am already coming to the sad realization that there is no option to skip your job because the Science Center is too far away or the weather is too cold or rainy. Having a job is so wildly different from college that I still haven’t even comprehended it. Honestly, don’t rush...
...Jodie Foster running franticly through a tightly confined space, driven only by a furious maternal instinct to protect her daughter: I saw this one already, back when it was called “Panic Room.” Well, maybe, but that’s not reason enough to skip “Flightplan,” especially since the formula’s been retooled and improved upon...