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...seemed just as likely, however, that Weiss was on her way to an elite university. During her junior year, she managed to squeeze in four AP classes before her seven-hour jaunt into Manhattan for ballet rehearsal. Upon graduation, she was accepted by both Harvard and Yale, and chose to defer Yale's offer for one year...
...Upon entering Harvard, Weiss experienced a difficult self-identity transition. "It's hard to figure out my identity now. I had to switch from ‘yeah, she does okay in school but she's really a ballet dancer' to ‘she does ballet for fun, but she's really on her way to Hist...
...will re-open at 3:30 (when in fact re-opening usually occurs up to an hour later), a stench of cannabis in the air and a familiar, red-eyed cashier. Willison suspects one culprit is responsible: "It's that white guy with the glasses who looks like Eminem." Upon questioning, the manager of Store 24 claimed the store closed once in the past week for floor washing. He said he was unaware of any other closings and promised to "investigate the matter." But don't hold your breath - the Store 23 phenomenon has been going strong for years. Meanwhile...
...dining hall staff in particular play an essential role in community life developing close relationships with all the students while working tirelessly to create events that stimulate interaction. Essential to any intellectual experience at any level is the need for curious human beings to be able to reflect upon their own beliefs in light of the opinions of others very different from them...
...mythological overtones... Reagan can be seen as the innocent, the American Everyman who on the eve of his election must undergo initiation into the terrible secrets of power. Led into the 'granite core' of a mountain - into the innermost sanctum of esoteric knowledge - he looks for the first time upon the horror that scientists and their masters have created for the country and for humankind." And so: "Reagan cuts through the arcane and dangerous knowledge with pure common sense and vows to deliver his people from impending doom." This is piffle, but interesting piffle, with a ring of truth...