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...later, she got a crew cut, bleached--in dyeing circles 'stripped'--her abbreviated 'do, and colored it a radiant purple. She says, "Long hair is a real commitment, but since it is so short now, dyeing is not such a big deal. And I have always wanted purple hair." Tera Hong '98, who at home had only highlighted her hair, dyed it pink at Harvard. When asked what motivated her to dye, she replied that "It was something interesting to do. I did not do it at home mostly because of my parents." Ah, the freedom that pours forth from...

Author: By Jason Frydman, | Title: A Good Day to Dye | 5/10/1995 | See Source »

...Tera J. Selby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 2, 1979 | 4/2/1979 | See Source »

...losing a high school principal, superintendent of student teaching, basketball coach and 55 students at Wisconsin State College. Medford (pop. 1,622) is sending its mayor, its city attorney and three teachers. Rib Lake (pop. 794) is losing its only physician, Dr. Robert Pettera. Says Pet-tera: "I knew when I signed up that I had to be ready for something like this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The People: There Are Values . .. | 10/13/1961 | See Source »

...thunderous rumble came from up the valley, where, three miles distant and 1,690 ft. above them, the Tera River, swollen by a fortnight of rain, was held in check by a stone and concrete dam built two years ago. The only explanation of the now deafening thunder was that the dam had burst. Electrician Rey scrambled up the church tower, began ringing the bell in alarm. Father Plácido started waking his neighbors. Some few fled with him across the only bridge and climbed the opposite hillside. Others raced to the church tower or to high ground...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Thunder in the Ravine | 1/19/1959 | See Source »

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