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The merciless beasts charged the humans, who broke apart attempting to maneuver their way to the center without being killed, carrying the survival of humanity on their shoulders. All was confusion. Suddenly, two triumphant yells were heard from the center of the masses.

Author: By Stephanie E. Herwatt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Humans Prevail in Kirkland Humans vs. Zombies Game | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

Tocqueville once wrote, in reference to the danger of America’s non-authoritarian, self-governing society, “Once an idea has taken hold of the American people’s minds, whether it’s a just one or an unreasonable one, nothing is more...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Damrosch’s Rediscovery of Toqueville’s Vision of America | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Ever the iconoclast, Mamet takes on the role of the heretic in “Theatre.” Much of the book is spent attempting to dismantle ideas that have been the foundation of theatre-making for over a century. Mamet seems to have no problem unabashedly denouncing his...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: David Mamet’s Overstated ‘Theatre’ | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Calmer celebrations might bring back to memory the real reason for all the splashing: the promise of rain. Chinese scholars often trace the Songkran festival back to India. Classic Hindu texts describe water-splashing as a means of washing away sin on the occasion of the New Year, when deities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drought Throws Cold Water on Yunnan's Water Festival | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

In this particular case, a company called EduMentry that hires workers in India, Malaysia and Singapore provided a service called Virtual TA, which grades papers for large classes that lack enough teaching assistants. Outsourcing in this manner takes away from the education that students are receiving, as there is considerable...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Grade Charade | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

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