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Reeling from the recent election commission debacle and the ill-fated motion to remove its vice president, the Undergraduate Council seems to have abandoned democracy in favor of Orwellian social conformity. Economics concentrators beware: the words "rational choice theory" will have to be said in a hushed whisper and talk of self-interest will become taboo. And while there are no five-year plans yet, there is a five-day one: Spirit Week...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Are You Now or Have You Ever? | 3/3/2000 | See Source »

...Smile naughtily, and whisper, "I'm looking for something a little more hard-core...

Author: By T. S. Dasgupta, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Widener's Smut Stacks Reveal Much | 3/2/2000 | See Source »

...voice drops to a whisper. "I'm in tutorial." Ah. Witnesses. Then, conspiratorially: "E-mail...

Author: By Jeremy N. Smith, | Title: Psst! Let's Talk Postmodernism | 2/25/2000 | See Source »

...from none to a little to a fair amount. At the time, a wig seemed like the right solution, but I grew to wonder whether it was really the best choice. As a young girl it was easier not to have people stare at me on the street or whisper about my hairless presence. No ten-year-old wants that. But, as I grew more comfortable with my situation, I resented that I had to hide something from the world. I avoided overnight trips and retreats in fear that people would find out my secret. I reluctantly shied away from...

Author: By Susanna M. Flug, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Endpaper: Lost and Found | 2/24/2000 | See Source »

...Witwer Senior Center in Cedar Rapids last Monday, surrounded by health-care professionals, Bradley looked as if his mind were a million miles away. At such times, it doesn't help that he speaks in a whisper and as if emotion would cheapen the content. Add the loping rhythms, and there are times when a listener wonders if he has enough energy for his own passions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bradley's Soft Sell | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

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