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David V. Kimel ’05 graduated summa cum laude in Classics. He was half of 2005’s American Parliamentary Debate Team of the Year. And he has also written a children’s book. He seems vaguely aware of the unorthodoxy of his situation. While his debate friends were going off to law school, Kimel taught English in a South Korean steel factory instead. “It was like being in a Charles Dickens book,” he recalls. “It was at that time that I started looking back...
Clearly, piracy off Somalia will not be stopped until order is brought to the country, a classic failed state which has been without a government for more than 15 years. Murphy, the Maersk Alabama's second-in-command, said the responsibility also lies with the U.S. government, whose ships have been patrolling the Gulf of Aden as part of a multinational task force. "We'd like to implore President Obama to use all his resources and increase the commitment to ending this Somali pirate scourge," said Murphy, the Maersk Alabama's second-in-command. "Wake up. This crew was lucky...
...contrast, never reaches this same endearment, though it aims more directly for dramatic conflict. Because the movie is set in a world of young adults rather than adolescent kids, it’s difficult to sympathize with James and Em’s irresponsibility.The supporting characters and classic, youthful music keep the film enjoyable. Bill Hader (“Pineapple Express”) deepens his niche as hilarious bit actor with his role as Adventureland’s park manager, whose cool demeanor hides a violent inner aggression. His “Saturday Night Live” co-star Kristen...
...felt that our online catalogue was looking antiquated.” The new system takes advantage of social-networking Web site features, such as options to tag items and write reviews, in an attempt to make the HOLLIS network more user-friendly, Robinson said. “In Hollis Classic, you had to explore more to get what you were looking for. Now, the expanded search is right at your fingertips,” said Laura F. Blake, the interim head of Research Services at Widener Library. While discussion about updating HOLLIS has been going on over the last...
...zombie movie. Ever since George A. Romero’s release of “The Night of the Living Dead” in 1968, the zombie movie genre has attracted a cult following all its own. Over the years, the slow-moving, heavily made-up zombies of the classic black and white horror films have transformed into the disease-crazed, CGI-enhanced undead of modern-day thrillers such as “28 Days Later.” Though zombies have become progressively more physically complex throughout film history, the mystery hiding behind those ashen complexions in the mind...