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...varsity basketball team, was equally straightforward. “Don’t come at me with that, you talkin’ about crack / I got my shit from education, what you know about that?” he fired back. The winner of each round was chosen by a panel of three judges, including Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English and American Literature and Language Peter Richards and The Darker Side member and Crimson magazine editor Alwa A. Cooper ’08. The audience members were asked to cheer for their favorite performers at the end of each round...
...willing to support this new strategy, and give General Petraeus the time and support he needs, have chosen a hard road. But it is the right road. It is necessary and just. Democrats, who deny our soldiers the means to prevent an American defeat, have chosen another road. It may appear to be the easier course of action, but it is a much more reckless one, and it does them no credit even if it gives them an advantage in the next election. This is an historic choice, with ramifications for Americans not even born yet. Let's put aside...
...trauma of living under Israeli occupation. This was part of the Picture Balata project, which gives young children, ages 11 to 18, cameras and tells them to document life in their small town. The stories the children told were both emotional and moving. However, why would children be chosen to communicate such a complex and controversial political issue...
...authority figures, including those who organize Picture Balata. This point is not meant to disparage the children themselves, but the adult manipulators who advise their speeches and inculcate them with mistruths. The exploitation of children for political means is an old propagandist tactic—clearly the children were chosen for their innocence and emotional appeal...
...tell or a conversation-sparking comment to make. Some may wonder whether his status as a student politician ever leads people to doubt the authenticity of his investment in casual interactions such as these. After all, Sundquist is only the second sophomore in the last nine years to be chosen for one of UC’s two top spots. The last underclassman to hold his position—Sujean Lee ’03—was elected to the presidency following the close of her tenure as vice-president. Sundquist, however, is uncomfortable with the mere mention...