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Director Patty Jenkins’s debut feature, Monster chronicles the sanguinous final chapter of infamous serial killer Aileen Wuornos and the personal trials that may have led to her murder of seven men. The film has garnered as much attention for star Charlize Theron’s monstrous makeover into the less-than-comely prostitute murderess as it did for the actual performance. Nevertheless, the Academy will likely see beyond the cosmetic alterations to reward Theron’s breakthrough work, which painstakingly recreates the intense discomfort of a woman desperate to find a reason not to shoot herself...
...three seniors on the team—co-captains Lauren McAuliffe and Angela Ruggiero and forward Mina Pell—conclude another chapter in their storied athletic careers this weekend as the Crimson looks to capture the regular season ECAC championship and solidify one of the coveted four spots for the NCAA tournament...
...wealthy donors. At town hall events, they stand beside Republican officials to make sure their interests are given priority over other Republicans. At leftist protests they can be heard loudly advocating, “Four more wars! Tax work, not wealth!” Harvard’s own chapter, which currently enjoys a membership of 40 and continues to grow, has plans for elaborate dinners in campus dining halls and lavish downtown soirees. Regardless of the pursuit, Billionaires for Bush relishes making a scene...
...their meetings and “trying to aid others in succeeding.” His brother at B.U., Christian F. Ponce, says that Omar has not been shy about “providing both himself and his opinions” to his brothers at B.U. The B.U. chapter, though, is not worried about their fledgling Harvard brother. Ponce says that “The Harvard chapter will continue to exist [under Urquidez’s leadership]...because of the previous Harvard brothers and the importance of alumni support within our fraternity...
...genes that produced him, Ted radiated a comic precocity. For the high school newspaper he wrote parodies of poems and contributed humorous drawings. At Dartmouth he stretched the limits of homework, writing a "book report" of the Boston & Maine Railroad timetable as if it were a modern novel: "Chapter 18 is word for word exactly the same as Chapter 17, only it is run backwards." Ted joined the campus humor magazine, Jack-O-Lantern, where he became editor-in-chief, until removed as punishment for the drinking incident. (Prohibition was in force, not only making Ted's spree illegal...