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...might describe his use of topology to the escaping light source problem as somewhat of a back-door approach. Gantra described this door not so much as a screen-door or as saloon-style swinging doors, but rather like “a sort of side door with an [elevated] window—one of those glass doors you see in movies that people jump into and the glass shatters.” This analogy seems fair, as Ganatra certainly crashed the math party, having accomplished his mathematical feat at such a young age. After much prodding, Ganatra finally admitted...
...Spanish teacher didn’t realize it was me when I knocked on her door. At least this is somewhat understandable. After all, she is a busy professor with hundreds of students. But when people at The Crimson—a place where I spend far too much time—had to do a double-take, I realized cutting my hair was tantamount to a serious makeover...
...weeks before pageant night, Laurie Gray deftly threads her way through the blue and white curtains that shield lunching contestants from the press tables in a Boardwalk Hall parking lot. Clad in her Rhode Island T-shirt, she is petite and polite and somewhat cautious...
...waitress, a sweet and somewhat scattered twenty-something who, like the restaurant itself, was clearly new to the business but trying hard, had suggested what the menu called “lightly deep fried mashed boiled pumpkin” next. Difficult as this was to resist, we asked if she could bring some miso soup instead. The waitress argued against it—“miso doesn’t come with your meal.” We replied that we had no problem with paying for it. “Ok,” she said reluctantly. Let?...
Westfall quickly made her mark for the Crimson, racking up six goals and six assists as a freshman on her way to the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award. She also was named First-Team All-Ivy, which has become somewhat of a tradition for Westfall—she’s been named First-Team in each of her three seasons at Harvard...