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People everywhere like to talk and to talkabout other people. Since we all instinctivelylike gossip, maybe gossip isn't so bad. Or maybethe term gossip should be reserved for the kind ofrumors that hurt people...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, | Title: Gossip Game Theory | 2/5/1999 | See Source »

...personally felt at a loss to make a responsethat might be useful," said Patricia G. Bourne'61, who attended the San Francisco event. "Thequestion--what ideas do you have for Radcliffe'sfuture--was so general that it elicited only verygeneral comments. I wanted to be allowed to talkabout a `fix,' but I couldn't think in any usefulway about a fix since I didn't know--and wasn'ttold--what's broke...

Author: By Andrew K. Mandel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Wilson Returns From Tour, Meets With Trustees | 11/9/1998 | See Source »

...Minority and racism are becoming buzzwords,"she said. "Instead of acting on them we just talkabout them. The NAACP can help us findcommonalities and move in the direction of trulydismantling racism...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Students Incorporate First NAACP Chapter at University | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

...middle of the year, we're able to talkabout people by number," he says...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: At HUMS, It's Always in the Mail | 10/2/1998 | See Source »

...grad student says, "I smokeCarltons because they're light, light as air." Hegoes on to argue that it is easier to quit fromlight cigarettes than Reds. Altshuler has apeculiar reason for enjoying his favorite brand,saying, "I smoke Parliaments because I like tostick my tongue in the recessed filter." Talkabout oral fixation! Other popular brands areCamels and Marlboros. One first-year woman says,"I smoked Winstons regularly, but then I saw an adfor Kamel Red lights, and I bought a pack becauseof the cool box. I liked it so much that I stuckit on my wall after the pack...

Author: By Lynda A. Yast, | Title: the great equalizer | 4/23/1998 | See Source »

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