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...display, McLaughlin noted that the supernatural bond between creature and human creation empowered the Lakota warriors during battle. “Lakota think of warfare as unfolding as a storm—building in intensity,” McLaughlin says. “When that energy reached a certain pitch, [the warrior’s] amulets [representing this bond] would spring to life... opening the passage to the spirits.” Thunder Hawk agreed, noting that the Lakota people draw on these spirits to help them in both the rage of war and quotidian life...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar and Julia L Ryan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: National Treasures | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...state-of-the-art animation also allows for some reinvention of the classic Wonderland characters, which opens doors to some major differences. However, most of the traits that make certain characters—like the infamous Cheshire Cat—such distrustful personas are lost in this film. They seem to have toned down their trickery and traded it in for a more helpful, family-friendly approach to Alice’s strife. Wordplay and clever puns are still present, but the ever-cooperative actions of Alice’s companions do not match their tangled, devious verbal logic...

Author: By Francis E. Cambronero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Alice in Wonderland | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...objects on fire and sending them down the Charles was good, clean fun? That time is no more. Unfortunately for the class of 2013, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67 sent out an e-mail last week outlining strict consequences for those brave souls who participate in certain River Run events this year. So what do freshmen think about this? We asked, and here's what they told...

Author: By Keren E. Rohe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshmen Speak Out on River Run | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...result of this search is his new collection, “Mean Free Path.” The book is comprised of intimate verse narratives, addressed to a certain “Ari,” who seems to be the narrator’s confidant, or perhaps a lover. The narrator touches on thoughts about everyday life and discusses beauty, love and literature as if he were lying in bed beside Ari, chatting before sleep, almost whispering...

Author: By Shijung Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Lerner Attempts to Reinvent Form in ‘Mean Free Path’ | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

...Quarantine the Past” should be granted a certain degree of forgiveness; many of the songs do in fact define the band and speak for themselves. It’s difficult to argue with the sun-kissed slow burn of “Summer Babe [Winter Version],” the Stone Temple Pilots jokes in twangy road jam “Range Life,” or the eerie, escalating guitar solos in “Grounded.” But once Malkmus and co. move past the singles into less obvious selections, they prove misguided, opting...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pavement | 3/9/2010 | See Source »

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