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...Among America?s unlucky families were those whose kin ran afoul of New York State?s Rockefeller Drug Laws, established in 1973, mandating that a person found possessing or selling a certain amount of marijuana, cocaine or heroin would receive a sentence of at least 15 years, not subject to a judge?s emendation. Forty-eight states now have these laws, whose enforcement stocks the nation?s prisons with hundreds of thousands of nonviolent offenders...
...student-run businesses, one details the “care of furnishings and personal property,” and seven are reserved for information about Harvard’s libraries. Only one miniscule section is reserved for “honesty”—about the same amount of space allotted to the section on “Nonpayment of Telephone Bills.”This is more than a mere inequity in distribution of handbook space: It is indicative of the emphasis that Harvard places on the role of honor and integrity in the life of students...
...this week has been on our own team,” Anderson said. “We’re making sure everything is going well.” Although the Crimson will not see a shot at the Ivy League title, a victory in the upcoming game would amount to more than a tally in the win column for some. “I’m pretty happy to have the last game at home against Dartmouth,” said senior and co-captain Jake Samuelson. “It’s going to be nice...
...faces of Harlan and Tobe until they seem to be perfectly and eerily melded together. Cinematographer Enrique Chediak expertly times the use of unfocused, shaky or jumping footage to pull the viewer into the interior world of the characters.However, in the less-useful interludes, the film spends an exorbitant amount of time studying the effects of movement, contrasting light and darkness, and other purely aesthetic criterion on the camera. These scenes communicate the emotional and metaphysical turmoil of the characters, in theory, but the balance between visual coolness and purposeful movement of the film definitely shifts toward form over function.Nevertheless...
...Some of her writing needed heavy editing, some of it was very strong,” said Theoden Janes, an editor at The Record. “The book deal was an enormous shock; the way this has all played out, in such a short amount of time, is even more surprising.”A call for comment placed to Viswanathan’s cellphone yesterday was not returned.LETTER OF THE LAWWhether Viswanathan is allowed to keep her share of the reported half-million-dollar advance depends on the terms of the contract, according to Justin Hughes, the director...