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...wonders why he curtailed his analysis and commentary at this cursory level. While this hefty book disappoints in the context of its wandering, subpar storytelling, Volpi’s prolific ideas and occasional bent for powerful language should not preclude him from meeting more success with his next attempt.—Staff writerMonica S. Liu can be reached at msliu@fas.harvard.edu...
...rooms/sublets left. Looks like Faust will be playing Scrooge well beyond Christmas Day.--Marcel E. Moran ’11Associate editorial editor Domna will return to Harvard after her 401(k) tanks due to the economy.--Alix M. Olian ’11 Associate editorial editor After a failed attempt to enter the doomed QRAC, a student discovers half of the Quad buildings have been replaced by wooden props.--Alexander R. Konrad ’11Associate editorial editor Having already opted to place random clusters of lawn chairs in the Yard rather than invest in real social space, Harvard will...
...somebody did attempt to rob the House, the guard on duty may not be able to do all that much. “If I see it, I can stop it,” says Shams, who is more concerned with student protection than the portraits in the dining hall. The police would have to file a report and investigate themselves. “Those are the boundaries, the line between their job and our job,” Shams explains. Layne agrees: “It’s a job for the police, not the security to handle...
...over-acting, which is frustrating given the subtlety of the rest of the film. J.D. Pardo is effective but one-dimensional as the son of Basinger’s paramour, and José María Yazpik is intriguing in a small role performed entirely in Spanish. To attempt to elaborate any more of the characters, plot, themes, or images would be both futile and unfair, as any intelligible explanation would also spoil the ending. Only one thing is apparent from almost beginning to end: Oscar season has arrived. —Staff writer Jillian J. Goodman can be reached...
...beyond the normal “beginning-of-term insanity,” according to Stephanie H. Kenen, administrative director of the program in General Education. Administrators had not anticipated the number of juniors and seniors who have shown interest in graduating under Gen Ed in an attempt to gain greater flexibility in their scheduling. Given that all new Gen Ed classes have been engineered to fulfill a Core requirement, and that the 2008-2009 Harvard Student Handbook recommends that the Classes of 2010 and 2011 opt for the Core, more students had been expected to stick with the older...