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While undergraduates once had sock-hops and study groups at Radcliffe, most future undergraduate involvement in the Institute will involve research partnerships that pair students with visiting fellows...

Author: By Catherine E. Shoichet, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: At the 'Cliffe's Edge | 6/5/2003 | See Source »

...know how to make”—she pauses, and drops her voice to a whisper—“fake dicks.” Shunning the humble stuff-a-sock method, Moore suggests filling three condoms with hair gel—two small balls and one large tube—and tying it all together in the foot of a pair of panty-hose. The result, she says, is “incredibly life-like...

Author: By Mandy H. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Drag Diary | 4/24/2003 | See Source »

...band comes off as irreverent, with Kyle getting credit for bass, singing and “Sock,” and Roadie (the band’s major force in songwriting) for playing the guitar and “Shot Glass.” Unfortunately, this isn’t manifested as whimsical lyrics or playful guitar lines in the music, but rather as amateurish simplicity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Music | 4/4/2003 | See Source »

...couldn't possibly have surprised anyone in 1927 that the Bambino, the Sultan of Swat, would sock a bunch of homers. Since joining the Yankees back in 1920 after his sensational trade from the Boston Red Sox, he had been averaging 44 a year--54 in that first year alone. In the process he changed baseball. His upward swing and the short right-field fence in Yankee Stadium--the House That Ruth Built, which opened in 1923--would lead the 1927 Yanks to the pennant. At the end of the season, on a 1-1 pitch against Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Performances to Savor | 3/31/2003 | See Source »

...have now, Jerry, and that reminds me: Have you seen my sock? I left a pair at the door with my shoes, but could only find one when I left. I suspect the other has already been sucked into Swaffield's vortex, a pungent complement to those toads, another piece of everyday destined (I'd like to imagine) for transformation into something singular and extraordinary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beautiful Garbage | 3/23/2003 | See Source »

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