Word: sweets
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...most alumni, giving to their alma mater doesn’t hinge on whether it accepts their children; it stems from other motives, such as gratitude for their own education or desire to promote research or teaching in an overlooked field.” That’s a sweet thought—but it’s utterly unsupported by evidence. Eschewing legacy preference has left Caltech with an alumni giving rate that’s 15 percent below Harvard’s and 29 percent lower than Princeton’s, according to 2004-2005 data. Cooper Union?...
...Sixteen Candles Inside a Sweet 16 Party...
News flash, freshmen! Your Peer Advising Fellows don’t really want to hang out with you-they’re getting paid a sweet grand to listen to you whine. Here’s what they’d say if they could talk without blowing the cash. 1) “Don’t join any extracurriculars; when you feel lonely, just start drinking.” 2) “You have to lose your virginity before you register for classes; here, let me help you with that...
...common as Wranglers and brass-buckled belts. "Most bull riders are what you call gristleheads," says Mike Lee, 23, who has won $2 million in five years of riding. "If you're intelligent, you wouldn't do it." Win the PBR World Championship, though, and the payoff is sweet: a $1 million check that can go a long way toward easing the saddle sores (or worse) that you'll have the next day. Or week...
...Laughs.] That's the great thing about punk rock. It was anti the very concept of lead guitar. This song [The Saints Are Coming by Scottish punk act the Skids] is pure 1978, a big inspiration to us at the time, and it couldn't be more in the sweet spot of what Green Day are about. And it's really right for the occasion...