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...Burkhead, who will be starting at defensive end, is one of the newer faces on the line. He saw action in nine games last season, making 21 tackles (10 solo) and recording three sacks, but the adjustment to the role of starter will bring new responsibilities...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FOOTBALL '09: New Front-Line Faces Hit Ground Running | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

...rather than the supernatural Shakespearean conception—work to set the tone for the evening. In a style that would do Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes proud, these golden boys sparkle atop the rolling cubes set in the dance floor crowd, on which much of the action takes place, allowing the show to be appreciated from all angles. Almost naked except for shining booty shorts and eyeliner, they invite members of the crowd to dance with them as DJ Orlando Chachenski (Samson Kohanski) takes everyone back to Funkytown, or at least loosens them up for the show...

Author: By Beryl C.D. Lipton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Assing Around at the A.R.T. | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

Abigail S. Brown ’11, a member of the Student Labor Action Movement, said that officials need to understand that there are “all sorts of people that make up Harvard and need to be recognized as valuable.” While yesterday’s actions were not intended to be conciliatory, Brown said SLAM would be employing various new strategies this year, hopefully embodying more “positive spin” than in the past...

Author: By Peter F. Zhu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Protesters Highlight Health Concerns | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...discussed on Sept. 28 at the U.N. Human Rights Council, where member countries might seek to have the matter taken up by the Security Council - which can, if it chooses, refer the matter to the International Criminal Court at The Hague. Although political factors make such a course of action highly unlikely at the moment, Israel's foreign ministry is taking no chances. It is launching a diplomatic push focused on the veto-wielding five permanent Security Council members (Russia, China, Britain, France and the U.S.) to prevent it being taken...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.N. War Crimes Allegation Won't Change Israel's Calculations | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...concessions by the regime, predicts that the influence of students will rise sharply this month to a level that will rival that of Khamenei's. "That doesn't mean they're going to rule the day," says Mesquita. "But it does mean we will see a substantial uptick in action by students and dissidents and increasing efforts by Khamenei and others perceived as hard-liners to find some pragmatic ways to accommodate or co-opt them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As Students Return, Iran's Regime Braces for More Protests | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

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