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...junior girl brought new meaning to the proverb “make the system work for you.” Late one night she sent a text message to Porcellian Club initiates, demanding that they deliver 10 cases of Redbull and Marlboros to her apartment. The wise lady continued to place orders throughout the night, until the Porcs-to-be finally caught on—$600 and 7-11’s entire stock of Redbull later. The Spee’s website is really awesome! Overheard in the Lamont Cafe: “I think social Darwinist arguments...
...University president Leonard Hoar, and generations of the Adams and Quincy families are buried—a huge manger with a near-life-size replication of the Holy Night dominates the scene. Complete with real straw, a particularly cheerful baby Jesus looks on as barnyard animals bow and respectful wise men bear their gifts. An angel with the words “In Excelsis Deo” streaming across her body sits atop the whole construction, and a painting of a blue night sky with a brightly shining north star lines the back of the manger. Another large nativity scene...
...professors and more than 230 TFs were not evaluated—but this small cohort is disproportionately likely to need evaluations. While there are a small number of professors who oppose mandatory evaluations on perverse ideological grounds—evaluations “introduce the rule of the less wise over the more wise,” according to Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53—it is reasonable to suspect that the vast majority of the professors opting out are simply bad teachers...
Still, space officials insist they're wise to their own worst tendencies. "We will go as we can afford to pay," says deputy administrator Shana Dale. "Our charge is to build a program that is sustainable." One indication that NASA takes this seriously is that the equipment being developed for lunar exploration is intended to be adaptable to Mars exploration as well, eliminating the cost of entirely retooling when there's a shift to a more distant, less hospitable destination...
...author is Oprah's personal trainer and diet adviser. Guess whose book will be No. 1 five minutes after it comes out? Luckily, Greene's diet advice is wise: fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lots of exercise. If Oprah...