Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...always amazed by the extracurricular life at Harvard. While by day students attend lectures and sections and listen to learn about life, by night the College transforms and students actually experience life. Students wonder why an energetic social life is absent; it's because all that energy has somehow been funneled into extracurricular activities: plays, magazines, newspapers, orchestras and more. And while some may decry this experience and the funneling of student energy into extracurricular life, this is really one of the most important parts of Harvard life...
After a recess is called and McVeigh is escorted away, his smile vanishes as soon as he re-enters the detention cell. His face immediately sets itself into a neutral expression. If he is playacting, you have to wonder what he thinks that will accomplish. Surely, the circumstances of the case call for utmost gravity on the part of everyone involved. Perhaps McVeigh's behavior is part of his ongoing effort to show that he is just a regular guy, not a narrow-eyed fanatic. If so, he is defeating his own purpose: a regular guy would never...
...Soviet embassy in Washington to pass secrets. FBI cameras that are constantly trained on the Russian embassy from a nearby building recorded Ames' visits. Though he initially filed the paperwork explaining his forays, he eventually stopped doing so and kept going back. But the bureau never thought to wonder...
Nathans has a sweet deal. She has no inconsiderate roommates and no vociferous neighbors; it is doubtful that juice sipping students would indeed be a major disturbance. Yet, Harvard is waged zoning battle on her behalf. We at Dartboard wonder, if the University wanted to wage a substantive crusade, why not lobby to change zoning and outlaw unwanted 4 a.m. serenades...
...lack of courses on Canada might be explained by the professor himself, who notes that in some circumstances, "you could wonder why Canada still exists...