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...group of Texans recently sued sellers of funeral (or burial) insurance, alleging deceptive marketing; regulators in Florida are trying to ban sales entirely. Advance planning is fine, but keep in mind that some policies deliver full benefits only if you live to a ripe old age. Others don't cap premiums, so if you do make it to 95, you could spend $30,000 for a $5,000 funeral. Make sure any policy is portable, and try to pay for it in one lump...
...Constantine M. Caraminis '99 says he had no idea his head size was an issue. "I think my head has reasonable proportion," he says. "If it's disproportionately large, I never thought about it." His perceptions were warped when, as part of the shoot, he had to don a cap and gown from the photographer's wardrobe. Unfortunately, all of the mortarboards were too small. "The woman just kept making these comments like, 'You must have a lot of brain in there,'" Caraminis recalls...
...this conclusion after measuring his own head at the Coop. While most seniors defer to head professionals, he just grabbed a tape measure and did it on his own. To his horror, he discovered that his head falls between two hat sizes. "I could either get a nice snug cap and get a headache or get the bigger one and have it falling over my eyes," he says. "I chose the more comfortable, less fashionable...
Although Shrier admits he is nervous about what will happen to his cap on June 10, he says all he cares about is seeing Alan Greenspan. And when all the caps fly, that quarter of an inch difference won't matter anyway...
...think. More so than the outspoken man in the front with the one pant leg rolled up, more so than the white kid in camouflage pants and sideways cap. These people are trying to be like hip-hop, I say to myself. I simply am. If KRS-1 claims that one can "be hip-hop, standing in line at the supermarket," why can't I be hip-hop while concentrating in C.S.? Don't I listen to Cypress Hill's "Hits From the Bong" in the Science Center terminal room? Don't I fight for my right to party...