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Several months ago, when I returned home for Christmas break, my dad gave me a very important assignment. Calling from the operating room, he asked me the usual questions of what my plans were for the night. “Good, Marco,” he said in his thick, Polish accent when I told him I was free. “Go and rent two movies, one action and one stupid comedy.” Before hanging up, he added one more detail: “Marco,” he said, “the stupider the better...

Author: By Mark A. Pacult, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Welcome Diversion | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...kept things from getting out of hand, scoring her second goal of the contest off a free position shot just 15 seconds before the break...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Falls Short in Comeback Attempt | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

...serve a purpose seems to be a matter of personal preference. For some, the epitome of captivating open-list discussion is Pf-Open’s “First Ever Pfopen Novelty Account Flame War Thread,” a 76-and-counting-message thread begun over spring break in which members posted under the pseudonyms of Sigmund Freud, Mary Tudor, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Master Yoda, among others. Though the ensuing conversation was initially bewildering and utterly bizarre, it eventually made for a highly entertaining read despite its seemingly random postings. “Digressed, this thread...

Author: By Vidya Rajan | Title: A Listless World | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

...want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms,” he tells us. As an artist, one must understand that what matters is not some artificial plot but rather the truth—or, in other words, the “reality”—one conveys. Shields writes, “[It’s] not the story. It’s just this breathtaking world—that’s the point.” If these are the foundations of Shields’ manifesto, has all of this...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shield's Modernist Manifesto Arrives a Few Decades Too Late | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...sciences, where classes are often large and English is not necessarily internal to the subject matter. In an attempt to remedy this problem, the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning launched a pilot class in which TFs who are not native English speakers could learn skills to break the cultural and communication barriers in the classroom and, after its initial success, extended the program past its pilot period. Though this is a step in the right direction, Harvard should take further action to ensure that all TFs are proficient in written and spoken English language and American culture...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Lost in Translation | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

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