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Ever wonder why so many students get up at 5 a.m. only to throw themselves at the mercy of the cold, polluted Charles River? The mysterious allure of rowing is the subject of Mind Over Water: Lessons on Life from the Art of Rowing, a new book by Craig Lambert '69. However, a fully satisfactory answer to this question is not to be found in this book. Lambert sets out to make the ordinary extraordinary and winds up doing so in an ordinary way. The book is an autobiographical account of his rowing career, which he extends into life lessons...
...decision was made to invite Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to join NATO, Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright praised this as one of America's greatest foreign policy achievements because of the security it would guarantee in the event that "Russia might revert to its old Cold War foreign policy." This seems to betray either antipathy or ignorance regarding Russia and its internal politics...
...really oughtn't to be shooting the breeze about l'amour and its ramifications when there are midterms to study for. Not, you tools. There are soooo many better things to do than studying for midterms. Like inventing cold fusion. Like making voodoo dolls. Like hitting on freshmen. Like plucking your eyebrows. Like contracting bubonic plague. Like chatting online...
Soaking wet with cold paint, the three of us--a trio of weary soldiers--make our way to the North End, in close proximity to the Boston Paintball. Munching on dainty pastries and pizza, I reflect upon our experience. I'm exhausted and oddly disturbed at how much I have enjoyed hurting other people. I consider the pain of bullets ricocheting off various body parts, of the grime I'll have to wash out of my jeans and sneakers, of the taste of paint in my mouth. Only someone crazy and sadistic would want to relive this experience...
Italy's gone communist! Back in the domino-theory days of the Cold War, heads would be rolling at the CIA; instead, there was nary a raised eyebrow in Washington Thursday as reconstructed communist Massimo D'Alema made his maiden speech as prime minister. And that's not only because he's committed to a "caring capitalism" rather than any kind of socialism. "This government will pursue exactly the same economic policies as its predecessor," says TIME's Rome correspondent Greg Burke. "They're going to submit the same budget that brought down Romano Prodi, and this time...