Word: stretch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...river houses. And yes, there is red brick here: Cabot and Pforzheimer have something of the old Harvard charm on the outside, with the added plus of an interior chockfull of modern amenities. No, there's no river view, but there is the Quadrangle itself, an inviting stretch of lawn that's great for field sports, especially Ultimate Frisbee...
...hinder proper hand position, though the evidence is inconclusive. Trackball devices are recommended by some sufferers as healthier alternatives to the mouse. Some advise keeping your hands warm as a way to protect them against RSI. In addition to an ergonomically designed workstation, taking frequent breaks from typing--to stretch, walk around and alleviate the tension in wrists and arms--can help avoid...
Further, the extensive resources available at the College should be made more readily available through advertisements and information sessions. Efforts to educate students and prevent debilitating RSI must continue until this Gen X plague no longer seems to be spreading across campus at near-epidemic rates. Meanwhile, stop typing, stretch your wrists and walk away from your computer. The paper can wait...
...weeks ago it wasn't clear if Knox would keep his big-wave record. For as the K2 Challenge entered the home stretch, it seemed possible that another giant swell off Hawaii might produce a new contender for the big prize. But when the contest ended early last week, it was clear that the waves that rolled into Waimea Bay did not come close to the monsters of Todos Santos...
...shelf in the Pusey stacks, we found that we could barely reach the third shelf down. A view of the titles of the books on the top shelf was a mere pipe dream. Even if we were six feet tall, reaching the shelf would have been a stretch. And there wasn't a single one of those little rolly-stairs things in sight. Dragging a chair from a nearby carrel, we found that, perched precariously astride the arms of the chair, we could just make the grab...