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...health department - which has come under criticism for its response to the problem - has tried to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic by testing more young people, distributing 1.5 million free condoms and promoting needle-exchange programs. In his remarks on the report's findings, Mayor Adrian Fenty acknowledged that elected officials must shoulder responsibility for educating the public about the scope of the epidemic and its attendant risks. But he also lamented the public's unwillingness to confront the disease. "You have this problem affecting us, and you tell people how serious it is, and it literally goes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HIV/AIDS: A Surging Epidemic in Washington, D.C. | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

...series of flashbacks. Several other cast members invoke their characters with the appropriate panache and emotional range, notably Billy Crudup as Dr. Manhattan and Patrick Wilson as Dan Dreiberg, the former Nite Owl II.The casting of British actor Matthew Goode (“Brideshead Revisited”) as Adrian Veidt—the billionaire who profits off his former life as Ozymandias, the smartest, quickest man alive—unnecessarily worried the novel’s fanbase. The slightly effeminate Goode is not the obvious choice to play the square-jawed super-athlete of the novel, but he delivers...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Watchmen | 3/12/2009 | See Source »

...Towards the end of the first half, Harris struck again. This time, Brown guard Adrian Williams tried a floater in the lane, but Harris spiked the ball back, igniting a fast break...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Bears Return Favor in Last-Minute Thriller | 3/9/2009 | See Source »

...reinforce the significance of his findings on evolution. But too much praise gives the general public the impression that scientists are all a bunch of Darwin-worshippers. It’s bad enough that books have just been published with titles like Darwin’s Sacred Cause by Adrian Desmond and James Moore, assessing Darwin’s abolitionist tendencies, or Angels and Ages, by Adam Gopnik, which compares Darwin to Lincoln. Worse, these views are often evangelized in the popular press. Even something as seemingly innocuous as putting a fish on your car with the word...

Author: By Adam R. Gold | Title: Not the Year of Our Lord | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...having lost to Yale twice, as well as Columbia and Cornell. Last year, Brown swept Harvard in the season series, winning 71-51 in Providence and 81-65 in Cambridge. The Bears feature three scorers averaging double digits, junior forward Matt Mullery, sophomore forward Peter Sullivan, and sophomore guard Adrian Williams at 15.7, 14.1, and 12.6 points-per-game respectively. While Sullivan and Williams are prolific outside shooters, the catalyst for Brown’s offence is their big man, Mullery.“The big kid is the key. He shoots a high percentage...he?...

Author: By Timothy J. Walsh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Looks for Ivy Turnaround at Home | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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