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...Investigators are just about certain the anthrax that killed five people this fall originated from within the U.S. Domestic terrorism experts have been dispatched to study the patterns and delivery methods of the anthrax letters, hoping to pinpoint some identifying trait linking the attacks to a specific person or group...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anthrax: Where the Investigation Stands | 12/19/2001 | See Source »

...original melancholy, but Frankie compensated, filling the void with his improvisation. He swayed with complex lyrical overtures, punctuating them with hot runs and fiery licks. As such, his playing strayed alternately between accessible melodies and less approachable harmoninvention. Frankie was definitely more at home with the accessible, and this trait manifested itself in his performance...

Author: By James Crawford, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: V Is for Victory | 11/30/2001 | See Source »

However, at many parties where alcohol is out of the picture all together, professors develop ways to compensate for student shyness. Mansfield has noticed this shyness to a degree among his students, usually as a trait that is more pronounced in males due to their need to prove a certain degree of manliness. (Note: see the professor’s upcoming book.) Mansfield said he tends to approach more quiet students by asking them more simple questions—where they are from or what they watch on television. He also tries to tell them jokes. Once students feel comfortable...

Author: By Angie Marek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Faculty Fiestas | 11/29/2001 | See Source »

Sexiest Physical Trait: My calloused tan. It’s delicious...

Author: By FM Staff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Scoped! | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

...gets bloated by ridiculous formalism into a page-long ordeal that makes each applicant sound like an insane sycophantic freak with a bizarre, fetish-like interest in whatever departments are hiring. Any and all life experiences must be grotesquely contorted to demonstrate an abundance of some personality trait crucial in the business world. Which is how Pete B. Idziak ’02 ended up passing off his ability to move quickly from one end of a pool to another as a skill that would help him be a better Business Analyst for McKinsey & Company...

Author: By Elizabeth F. Maher and Benjamin D. Mathis-lilley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Pick Me | 10/18/2001 | See Source »

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