Rumit Pancholi
20-year-old Senior at the University of Maryland College Park.
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June 30, 2005
The cash register beeps a few times as a teenage girl says, “…and so your total comes to $39.99.”
“Is it okay if I pay in nickels and pennies? It’s all I have.” A bald, stocky man in his late 50s looks her in the eye.
"Sure, that’s fine, sir,” answers junior Maria Strachan with a wide, friendl...
June 30, 2005
It’s a warm, July night. Midnight. But outside my window, the million stars and perfect circle of the moon aren’t there. Strangely, a bright sunlight pours into my room as I spread the drapes. Bizarre? Maybe in Maryland, but not here—the capital of the only island as oddly-shaped as Maryland itsel...
June 30, 2005
Where can you commonly find a flock of people ogling packs of cigarettes with half its carton glaringly labeled “Smoking Kills” in big, bold print? Not in the US, at least. Somewhere in South America? Maybe. But it is in Greece, a country of impressive white beaches, gorgeous marble temples evoking ...