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...more than knighting one dynasty to follow another. In other words, after too many years of dynastic politics, this country has to draw the line somewhere. Even with “Sweet Caroline.” James K. McAuley ’12, a Crimson editorial comper, lives in Weld Hall...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Beyond Aristocracy | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...appeals required by union contracts and state-labor laws in firing a tenured teacher. (Costs can run as high as $100,000). Other districts simply transfer inadequate teachers to other schools in what Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has called "the dance of the lemons." Former Mass. Gov. William Weld tried to pass legislation requiring teachers to take competency tests every five years, a move that triggered a number of complaints from local teachers' unions who called the bill adversarial and intrusive. Weld defended himself by explaining his stance as "anti-slob teacher," not "anti-teacher...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tenure | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...made his living by filtering images of picturesque and sometimes solitary places through his feelings and memories. These often nostalgic paintings are now coming to Harvard—which holds a special place in his heart—via the Pierre Menard Gallery. Featuring two paintings of the Weld Boathouse, the exhibition could be viewed as Hannah’s own childhood travel journal, a series of images from his past. “I was always attracted by the glamour and sophistication of the East Coast,” Hannah says. Though a Midwest native, Hannah traveled...

Author: By Brianne Corcoran, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Painted 'Iconography of Harvard' | 11/13/2008 | See Source »

...beer. Drink awful, cheap beer (e.g., Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tecate, Kokanee). Drink it with your scruffy friends. Drink it until you vomit. Rock out while you do so. When you’ve had enough beer, hit the nearest metal shop. Now take all your empty cans and weld them together into weapons and suits of armor. How much cooler is that idea than recycling, or even—dare I say it—commingled recycling? This seems to be the gist of “Prehistoric Dog,” at least until around the mid-way point...

Author: By Joshua J. Kearney, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: Red Fang | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...Crichton’s freshman year roommate.Though the pair differed in academic interests—Crichton studied physical anthropology and Esherick studied Chinese studies—Esherick said he “always thought we were put together as freshmen by height.” The three residents of Weld 17 were all over 6’4”, with Crichton standing the tallest.The kid known as tallest in class would graduate from Harvard Medical School and become known for writing best-selling science fiction novels on topics ranging from dinosaurs recreated from DNA to extraterrestrial spherical artifacts, eventually...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sci-Fi Author Crichton Passes | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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