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...interested to know what kind of things people in William James study." As a regular subject, she recalls, "One of the most fun ones had me watch some educational videos and then work with a partner to try to make a bridge out of straws, pipe cleaners, Styrofoam cups, and popsicle sticks that was 'aesthetically pleasing and that could hold a weighted clip' at the end. We lost, but then when they had me work on my own to make the tallest structure possible, I did a pretty good job. That was fun because it was like...
Peter T. Wilson '99 says, "We have a red couch that weighs about five pounds, is made of Styrofoam and is stapled together. It sits in a corner of our common room, away from the other couches. But when you look at it, it's so red and it just draws you in." So it's cool? "Oh yes," he affirms...
...door. Once inside, he headed straight for the locked closet. He pried it open with a crowbar and immediately smelled a "faint decaying smell, like a dead animal." Next he sprang the lock on the steamer trunk. The newspapers inside were dated August and September 1977. Under them was Styrofoam packing material. Chitwood scooped through it until he came to something he couldn't identify at first, and then it was clear. A hand. A human hand. He scooped some more, and as he did, Holly Maddux slowly emerged. Einhorn stood by, impassive...
...boxes, the UPS2 and the UPS4. According to Kenneth R. White, a salesperson at Mail Boxes Etc., the UPS2 and UPS4 are best suited for computers and clothing, respectively. But at $5.45 and $3.89 each, the boxes are slightly more expensive. The store also carries the entire gamut of styrofoam stuffing and a wide variety of tape...
...first glance, Dr. Andrew Weil's 8 Weeks to Optimum Health plan looks easy. Dr. Weil, reasonable fellow, says eat salmon, olive oil, garlic, soy sauce, ginger, broccoli. I like all that stuff. But Weil, dietary despot, also suggests eating tofu, which is organic styrofoam; drinking Japanese green tea, which tastes like water in which tadpoles have died; and popping 6,000 mg a day of vitamin C, which sours my giblets. I'll give these a miss. And, ouch, here it comes: "Moderate or eliminate intake of animal foods, booze, coffee and news...