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Good to hear them again-the marine drill sergeants' obscene arias of disgust and contempt (see also Full Metal Jacket and Heartbreak Ridge) as they begin the process of stripping young American males of their individuality, any tendency they might have to think for themselves or harbor the odd, rebellious thought. These early passages in every modern combat movie are designed to induce a state of shock and awe in its viewers, soften us up for the horrors to come. We laugh, we cringe, we begin looking forward to the transformation of these innocents into lean, mean killing machines...
...Never in my life have I allowed anyone to dictate to me what I was going to say,” he said. “And [JFP] certainly did not dictate that to me.”Finkelstein’s speech is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Langdell Hall North on the Law School campus. It is entitled “Israel and Palestine: Misusing Anti-Semitism, Abusing History.”—Staff writer Javier C. Hernandez can be reached at jhernand@fas.harvard.edu...
...influenza A (H5N1), has killed more than 60 people in Asia over the past two years, according to the World Health Organization. Recently, the virus spread to birds in eastern Europe. Avian influenza A is currently only transmitted to humans via contact with birds. However, an influenza pandemic could begin if the virus mutated, enabling it to spread from person to person easily, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Yesterday President Bush announced a $7.1 billion plan to stockpile vaccine doses and prepare the nation for a possible outbreak. (See story, page 2.) Harvard University Health Services...
...Athens. But fielding a joint team is a major affirmation of the principle that the separate states of North Korea and South Korea nonetheless constitute a single nation. It is also a victory for Seoul, which has been pushing Pyongyang to agree to this for years. The two sides begin talks in the North Korean border town of Kaesong on Dec.7 to work out details. Gushed Korean Olympic Committee official Park In Kyo: "This is definitely going to have a positive influence in the Korean peninsula...
Although the Harvard Box Office is closed on Mondays and the website to purchase tickets is currently not functioning, members of the Undergraduate Council (UC) and the HCC will begin a concerted effort to increase ticket sales, selling tickets in front of the Science Center, Lamont Library, and Sever Hall...