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...Things They Carry" [NOV. 20], on the tokens from home that the Marines from Kilo Company take into battle in Iraq: Since my dad is in the Army National Guard, serving in Iraq, I thought he would appreciate my telling you what he carries. It's a small Celtic cross. He got one for himself, my mom, me, my two brothers and my sister. We all wear them on chains around our necks--except he wears his with his dog tags. We wear them so we can keep him in our hearts, and he can keep...
Should we also toss on the fire Dick Gregory's autobiography, written for cross-consumption as a harsh accounting of the racial indignities heaped upon a young black as he travels from boy to man? The book's ultimate satirical trick was to flip the slur into a sales tool. Its title: Nigger! "Whenever you hear the word 'nigger,'" Gregory wrote in the introduction, "you'll know they're advertising my book." Call a man a nigger, earn a brother a dollar...
...Estimated death toll, as of Dec. 3, after Typhoon Durian devastated the central Philippines, according to the Red Cross. Hundreds are still unaccounted for 4 Number of typhoons to hit the Philippines in the past three months. Forecasters predict another before the end of the year...
...took three weeks, seven games, and a cross-country flight, but the Harvard women’s basketball team found the win column on Sunday in Berkeley, Calif.“Finally,” co-captain Christiana Lackner said. “That’s the first thing that comes to mind.”The Crimson (1-6) dispatched San Jose State 83-62 to claim its first victory of the season. Harvard fell 96-54 to No. 16 California in its first game of the Contra Costa Times Classic on Saturday.“After yesterday...
Saturday marked junior Emily Cross’ first tournament absence since she withdrew from the team to train for the 2008 Olympic Games. Cross, a two-time junior world champion in the foil, was expected to represent a big loss to the squad...