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...truth, literature is perfectly positioned for a comeback. In a society comprised of compulsive writers and readers, of empty-calorie text, the study of artful language—of words that truly matter—is more necessary now than ever. If you cannot dance atop the tsunami of signifiers heading your way, it will crush you. Learn to breathe language, or else choke on it. If you cannot control it, it will control you. Your words will die on your lips; your thoughts will turn to dust. Taming unruly syllables—bending signification to suit your needs, understanding...

Author: By Matthews B. Kaiser | Title: Reading Like Your Life Depends On It | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...overachievers” in the crowd, as a child she, too, was eager to make a name for herself. In fact, as a five-year-old, she took the liberty of scrawling “Samantha Power did this” in orange crayon atop her mother’s newly printed, 300-plus page doctoral dissertation, she recalled...

Author: By Julie R. Barzilay, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Samantha Power Encourages Law School Grads to Master Uncertainty | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...while the women’s and co-ed squads enter the championship portion of their respective seasons with different goals, they both hope to find themselves atop the New England and national collegiate sailing scenes next year. Perhaps for the first time in a while, the two teams’ results will match...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SEASON RECAP: Sailing Struggles with Consistency | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...waving their burning tests like Fourth of July sparklers and struggling to save themselves with only one free hand. Somehow, we all make it out alive, and Gawker has a field day with it. Under media scrutiny, Harvard finally has no excuse but to build a real student union atop the ashes of the Science Center...

Author: By Andrew F. Nunnelly | Title: The Roof, The Roof Is On Fire | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

Both the Terriers and the Crimson sit atop the standings in their respective conferences...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Non-Conference Finale Goes Awry | 4/30/2010 | See Source »

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