What are retreats for?

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September 23, 2015 | 10:00am

COMPELLED. Some students who are compelled to attend retreats as a requirement for graduation have suspicions they are being milked.

NEW SHIRT. A handful think the money they fork over for the activity could be spent on more useful things such as a kilo of rice or a new shirt.

FINE WITH ME. But there are those, especially the very religious, who would not mind gracing these affairs with their presence anytime.

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ANYTIME

ATTEND

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FINE

NEW

SHIRT

STRONG

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ACTIVITY

AFFAIRS

ANYTIME

ATTEND

COMPELLED

ESPECIALLY

FINE

NEW

SHIRT

STRONG

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