Word: crew
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Neihart's words cruise over slippery situationsand sketchy characters at top speeds. He hasmerciless perception when it comes to theartificial in real life. The opening chaptersglitter with name brands and dropped popreferences. Drew and crew can be incredibly slimy,but never see-through. At times the novel seemssuperficial, but Burning Girl is no bore. If thedialogue is sometimes a bit stilted, it's becauseit's too damn slick. Do we care if this ismasterful irony or just plastic writing? NO! We'llsnort at Drew's tacky overtures and Bahar'sspitfire tactics and file it all under "Dirt."Then...
TOMORROW Baseball at Brown (2), noon M. H. Crew at Penn (w/Navy), TBA M. L. Crew vs. Yale, Princeton, 6:30 a.m. W. H. Crew at Yale (w/Wisc.), TBA W. L. Crew vs. Princeton, 9 a.m. W. Golf at N.E. Championships, TBA M. Lacrosse vs. Yale, 2 p.m. Sailing at Coast Guard Sailing at Dartmouth Softball vs. Cornell...
...give away those suspenseful 300 last pages), when the ship's captain ruthlessly pursues omnipotent Moby Dick, Starbuck contemplates mutiny. But, his respect for authority outweighs Starbuck's determination to return alive to wife and kids. He puts back the knife and ultimately drowns with the rest of the crew, while chasing the whale. Not quite the mystique that Terry and Gordon had in mind...
Here's one for you early-birds. The men's lightweight crew has a rare home meet, and it's the biggest one of the year: H-Y-P's Harvard versus Yale versus Princeton. The big three in one river. The catch: It's mad early on Saturday morning, to the tune of a 7:30 start. Either go to bed early or don't go to bed at all--just get your butt down to the River to check out the action...
Harvard's own hip-hop crew, B-Side, is performing at the Middle East along with True World Order and InciteHear. Spontaneous free-styling and improvised performances will send you home assured that there is more than orchestras and quartets and this ivory tower of ours. See above for Middle East info. 8 p.m. $9 in advance, $11 at the door...