Word: spend
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Consequently, we second-guess the motives of those who spend "too much" time on academics: Students who incessantly ask questions in lecture are brown-nosers, pre-meds who study on weekends are anal, gov-jocks who thrive on the Federalist papers are future political wannabe's. Academic earnestness is often meet with scathing criticisms of social climbing. The oft-repeated statement that "Harvard would be so much better if we didn't have classes" is a pithy reflection of our ironic attitude...
...Houses, there is a noticeable chasm between those who sincerely share a sense of House community and those who bitterly remain on the outside. Those in the former group also happen to spend their time organizing House events or serving on House committees. These students are genuine in their House love because their House and extracurricular circles seamlessly coincide...
...Harvard was stymied from investing as large a percentage of its billions as it would have liked in this area, while other schools with less to spend got proportionally more of their money into venture capital...
...Maine. "That's been a tradition, a wonderful way to really get to know one another," she says. In November everyone heads for St. Louis, Mo., for Thanksgiving with the Zarins' son Larry and his family. At Passover the whole clan gathers at Beverly's house. "So we spend a good time together at least three times a year," says Beverly...
...would be far more memorable than any little bit of money I could leave her--plus I'd have her to myself for three weeks!" Sylviane was moved by the experience of traveling with her grandmother. "I realized it was probably the last time I was ever going to spend that much time with her," she says, "and the first time too." As a result of the trip, Sylviane says, "I have more respect for my grandmother...