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...chance that it has escaped your notice, purple is having a moment. And while many may assume a sudden color explosion to be just another whim of fickle fashion, the analysts and anthropologists who study shifts in chromatic preferences see this particular manifestation--the purple proliferation--as a sign of our uncertain times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Purple Reign | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...Room décor newbies will be glad to know that this room isn’t the result of some interior design whim. Batt has had experience. “My room last year had a similar vibe, so I had an idea of how I wanted it to be. I definitely had more freedom this year though.” A joint concentrator in Neurobiology and History of Art and Architecture, Batt is also considering career options in the design world. “The design aspect of architecture is what I’m more interested...

Author: By Sha Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pimp My Dorm Room | 10/29/2008 | See Source »

...being a normal college student. On top of his regular course load during his freshman year (his illness forced him to scale back slightly on his classes this fall), Friedman worked at a cancer research lab at the Medical School, wrote for the Harvard Science review, and, on a whim, joined the Hapkido club with Schaaf. Friedman also maintained a close relationship with a girlfriend who goes to school in his home state of Connecticut. “I didn’t know until afterwards what the survival rate was [for his type of cancer...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Kirkland Student Dies of Cancer | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

...weeks watching several episodes of the show, studying the Family Feud database, which contains previously used questions, and, perhaps most importantly, picking uniforms. Some of the team’s members expressed concern for how little they know about Family Feud. “I applied totally on a whim. I can’t honestly say I’ve watch Family Feud much ever. But I know what it is. I’ve seen some episodes,” Jambaldorj said. Parilo said she felt a bit more prepared because she used to play the Family Feud...

Author: By Emma R. Carron, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Ready To Lock Horns on Family Feud | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

...implemented in each city, allowing researchers to test controversial programs like compensating students for high test scores, a practice Fryer has tried to test in New York City since 2007.Fryer compared the way in which educational research is being conducted now to a doctor prescribing medication on a whim.“If the doctor said to you, ‘You have a cold; here are three pills my buddy in Charlotte uses and he says they work,’ you would run out and find another doctor,” Fryer said in an interview with...

Author: By Alexandra perloff-giles, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Broad Taps Fryer To Lead New Ed Center | 9/25/2008 | See Source »

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