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I was a particularly prolific test-taker this summer, given that I had all three of the characteristics that mark most study subjects: I was in Cambridge, I was broke, and I had sufficient free time. Nobody participates in psych tests because they “like” them...

Author: By Brittney L. Moraski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Go Crazy; Get Real Paid | 9/27/2006 | See Source »

is a Romance languages and literature concentrator in Leverett House. She spent the spring in Chile where she learned just how complicated communication can be. Back in Cambridge, she plans to explore popular phraseology on campus and the possible meanings behind it in her column “On Our...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Editorial Board is pleased to announce its Fall 2006 columnists | 9/26/2006 | See Source »

It may be tempting, as with any good fable, to see the Saints' 3-0 regular season record as a harbinger of the city's revival. But even the most devoted Saints fans have learned to temper their enthusiasm. "We love them even when they lose," said Anderson. "I'll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Scene: Victory at the Superdome | 9/26/2006 | See Source »

Lying awake that night, I was reminded of a conversation I'd had with Hal Wain, a psychologist at Walter Reed. I had sought him out a few months earlier to discuss why I had grabbed the grenade. Wain said I had one overriding objective: self-preservation. "That's what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How I Lost My Hand But Found Myself | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

Aside from a limb, the biggest loss to patients was their dignity. We were half-naked, helpless, fed from tubes, drugged, and constantly poked and prodded. Tami and Katie specialized in personal care, hoping to remind the wounded they were more than medical specimens. Jim Mayer made milk shakes his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Angels of Ward 57 | 9/24/2006 | See Source »

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