Word: handing
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Through his hand we have symbolically touched every hand at this University," Krebs said...
...even if you're not in it), your face will be as well. For the rest of us Chrises and Sarahs, you can always use your last name. Take comfort in the fact that once people learn your name, they'll say it correctly. Unusual names, on the other hand, are sometimes given unusual pronunciations: "Do you know that girl named...
...Advising: Hit or miss. If you need hand-holding, head for a small department. But if your true love is economics, you're on your...
...tried too hard and assumed too much. Walking home drunkenly from a party one night, a friend of Dave's leaned suspiciously heavily on me and slipped his hand in my back pocket. More soberly the next day, he called and asked if I'd like to come by his room to hang out. I was elated at this social triumph--he was cool and suave and built, and a sophomore. A catch. Never mind that after half an hour of conversation he abruptly and unblushingly dimmed the lights, turned on jazz music and folded out his futon. We proceeded...
...joking, that I had to have black Kenneth Cole boots if I wanted to survive in the gay social scene at Harvard). Mostly I was impressed by Andre and Dave. I was openly, adamantly gay at my high school, but I could number my similarly out acquaintances on one hand. We were a cautious bunch, dipping our toes into West Hollywood coffeehouses on Friday nights but sitting awkwardly in corners and hardly talking to anyone, certainly no one older or more flamboyant than ourselves. But Andre and Dave were loud and pushy and funny, and they had great sweaters. Andre...