Word: trait
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...Martin Lee Anderson, 14, died Jan. 5, hours after arriving at a juvenile boot camp for stealing his grandmother's car and violating probation. A local coroner says sickle cell trait, not an altercation with boot camp guards, killed Anderson. But an eerily silent surveillance video shows Bay County deputies restraining, kicking and punching the boy, who at times appeared limp and unable to comply. The results of a second autopsy remain secret, but at least one coroner involved says the youth did not die of sickle cell, or any other natural causes...
...excess, therefore we have no excess,” says Cara E. Ferrentino of the one-room “cozy nook” she shares with her roommate. Apparently, a Zen attitude can make even Holmes’s communal bathrooms tolerable. These rooms all share one common trait: They’re so bad, they almost pass for housing at any other college in America. You have been warned...
...that smooth. (It works every time.) Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: I’m naturally blonde. Best or worst lie you’ve ever told: I’m naturally blonde. Favorite childhood toy: Candyland. Sexiest physical trait: My sex-phone-operator-esque voice. Favorite part about Harvard: Alexa, Lizzie, Alexandra, Tina, Sylvia, Steph, Livia, Whitney, Allie, Lucy—my roommates. Least favorite part about Harvard: Bars close at 2 a.m. Describe yourself in three words: Chi-chis afuera. In 15 minutes you are: Watching “The Real Housewives...
...don’t have a job for next year yet. You should probably go to senior bar now.” Something you’ve always wanted to tell someone: [Slap]. (I have always wanted to slap someone.) Favorite childhood toy: Paper doll collection. Sexiest physical trait: My Shakira moves. Favorite part about Harvard: The passionate and good-hearted people I’ve known, especially from Harvard AIDS Coalition and FUP. Describe yourself in three words: Girl Wearing Sweatpants. In 15 minutes you are: Consoling Molly E. Mehaffey ‘06 because I got scoped...
...neither occurred, and Professor Maryellen Ruvulo concluded the placid lecture by saying, “My guess is that there probably is [a genetic explanation] for homosexuality, but scientists haven’t found it yet.” Although the winner of the rat race to find this trait will find fame and will contribute greatly to the study of human genomes, I fear that the value that researchers and gay activists have placed on the science of homosexuality is grossly exaggerated. The pioneer in the field, Dr. Simon LeVay, told Newsweek Magazine in 1992 that he felt...