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There are valid reasons to bash TV violence. The CSI series are desensitizingly gross. 24 uses torture to the point of self-parody. (The PTC counts 67 instances of it in the first five seasons.) But these shows are also long running and hugely popular. To suggest that children need federal protection from "accidentally" watching shows well known to be violent at best lets parents off the hook and at worst masks an agenda: to prevent other parents from making choices that antiviolence activists disagree with...
...chocolate really better than sex? The students who gathered at True Love Revolution’s ice cream bash must think so. The co-president of the Revolution, Sarah M. Kinsella ’07, moved earnestly around the Tonkens Room in Winthrop House. Her classic pearl earrings matched the string of pearls around her neck, off-setting a casual outfit of jeans and a burgundy corduroy blazer. She smiled warmly, apologizing for having an ice cream social on such a cold day. “We planned this so long ago, it seemed like a good idea...
...party that will admit them. Moreover, the belief that freshman parties are doomed from the start just because they are dry is incorrect. Freshmen have been known to attract some older students to their soirées, and alcohol still makes an appearance at many a freshman bash despite the fact that it is prohibited and not reimbursed...
...American Idol! That’s right. A certain sophomore of www.boredatlamont.com fame ran Primal Scream with “B@L” scrawled on his abdomen and “Agree” “Disagree” written on either thigh. After a recent bash two Harvardians hit the Charles’ dinky “ice rink,” sliding penguin style in their penguin suits. Their frolics continued until drunken onlookers got into the action and the Charles’ security guard ushered them off the ice. Two thespians (one neurotic, one modest...
...vibrant and successful Harvard Square.”Gray says that “people who are paying attention” understand that Harvard is an ally in the battle to keep the Square vibrant.“The people who aren’t paying attention love to bash Harvard,” he adds. “Harvard has been supporting local businesses in the Square for generations.” According to Gray, the University currently owns 30 storefronts in the Square, almost all of which house independent businesses.“We don?...