Word: yore
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American trains, at least this one, lack the romance and luxury of Europe's fabled railroads or of our Pullmans of yore. The cars, comfortable and ingenious as they are, are too much plastic and Formica. But there is a sense of shared adventure among those onboard, a leisurely and good-natured spirit. Travelers rush to the windows together and marvel at sights like the 11 1/2-ft. pet alligator in the pool at Patchouli, Miss. Free from seat belts and sardine-can seating configurations, they roam the cars and trade stories. When there are discomforts or inconveniences, they share...
Forget the throwdowns of yore, FM is tossing midgets to the wind and becoming one big happy family. Add in the groupies and hangers-on and make that one big extended clan. The love-in began over a breakfast of crispitos sometime one early morn. After much consideration, we decided to stop bitching about corruption and image and simply embrace the joys of cohesion. With gusto, FMers gave up all other plans (except maybe mullets) and began to create a life together...
...past semester was the maiden voyage of the Quantitative Reasoning area of the Core Curriculum, a replacement for the infamous statistics test of yore. It seems too early to judge the success of a Core area in which only six classes were offered this year and which is expected to double in size in coming years...