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...curtain fell on the first act of “The Art Room,” the HRDC’s latest production in the Loeb Experimental Theatre, one mental patient was stalking across the stage clutching a doll, another was embracing the weeping nurse, and anyone who’d seen a comedy of errors knew where things were going. Although the coincidences unfolding on stage were unsurprising, the actors made “The Art Room” a dynamic and thoroughly enjoyable experience...

Author: By Sarah J. Howland, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Actors Lend Depth to Comedic ‘Art Room’ | 11/4/2007 | See Source »

...state of emergency puts Washington in an increasingly uncomfortable position. The Bush Administration has long backed Musharraf as a key ally in the war on terror, while regularly calling for a return to democracy. Musharraf's latest move makes that balancing act harder to keep up. "The U.S. has made clear it does not support extra-constitutional measures because those measures take Pakistan away from the path of democracy and civilian rule," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters soon after the news of the state of emergency broke. "Whatever happens we will be urging a quick return to civilian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Musharraf's Move Could Backfire | 11/3/2007 | See Source »

...School for Design’s class of 2007.“The Parsons designers are showing their thesis collections that were submitted for their final grade, which means they are made impeccably well,” Kim says.“Project East” will act as an avenue of exposure for the new designers and also as an effort to encourage Harvard students to get involved in fashion, the creators say.“The fashion industry is so hard to survive in, and I really admire and support these people who stay true to what they...

Author: By Jessica X.Y. Rothenberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Fashion-‘East’-as Plan Show | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...though I’ve only just finished my first quarter of teaching, I already know that money isn’t solving the problem here. Even the most generous government subsidies haven’t improved Helena’s situation. Thanks to The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the local school district’s “Title I School Improvement” status, we have an entire building full of federally funded posterboard, copy machines, and as of my last visit, several new SMART Boards. My English department, also sponsored by federal funds...

Author: By Charles J. Mcnamara | Title: Teaching for America, In Rural Arkansas | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

...Hall. There will always be a handful of students who know what’s about to happen next in the search for the next dean. There will always be representatives who, noble as they may be in seeking to speak for their constituency at large, will always ultimately act as a single student...

Author: By Garrett G.D. Nelson | Title: Why Representative Government Doesn't Work for Students | 11/2/2007 | See Source »

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