We lost each other as we blindly waded through the crowd that gathered around Brandenburg Gate. I stood next to strangers getting drenched in the rain, their attention fixed ahead to the Staatskapelle Berlin orchestra. They just finished playing, and were now leaving the stage to a roar of applause.
For about two years now, Albright has been busy researching the causes and effects of the HRV (Human Rhinovirus), aka. the common cold. As with any research concerning viruses, samples must be obtained in order for a scientist to study them-live samples are the best.
Last Wednesday and Saturday I found myself wearing plastic gloves, an attractive opaque apron, a thin film of dinner and a smile, attempting to summarize the mission of Greenfire and briefly outline key reasons for waste reduction while balancing plates and scraping leftovers into buckets.
It was almost midnight and I was in the Hiett fourth floor lounge with the Brokman O Hiett trivia team, watching new people trickle into the room one by one. "They're not true players," I said to myself, downing one last shot of spiked coffee. Suddenly, the radio showed signs of life.
It only takes a few minutes. Seated in the lobby of the Massage Connection Wellness Center, I note a newfound awareness. Interviewing founder and owner Kathryn Rose, I observe, with unusual objectivity the disturbing knots in my upper back and the strangeness of my posture.
When asked what actions constitute abuse, most people think about punching, hitting and strangling. What about name calling, isolation and financial control? These actions are all also considered forms of abuse. More times than not, a perpetrator will emotionally or verbally abuse someone before resorting to physical abuse.
Hello from London! This is winter term 2010's first update to our lovely home campus, so let me first say that we hope you're all well and making the most of winter term at LU! We are the second group to occupy Metrogate since Lawrence's joining with the FIE program, and we are also one of the smallest groups -- nine of us -- to come to the London Centre since the program began.