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...which its world has been turned upside-down in the 20th century. The 2006 novel is set in the Republic of Aburiria, a fictional African country in the midst of a serious crisis. The Cold War has just ended and the Ruler, installed by the United States to crush the Communists, has found himself sidelined by the Americans who no longer find him politically useful. Feeling abandoned and diminished, unsure why this has happened to him, he decides that to prove himself to more powerful nations and win back their respect, he needs to reassert his iron will. But Aburiria?...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: TOME RAIDER: Wizard of the Crow, By Ngugi Wa Thiong’o (Anchor) | 2/22/2008 | See Source »

...Russian? DBS [in Russian]: I will never forget you. Yes, I’m interested in you.Justin W. White ’10RR: Have you ever had a hot TF?JWW: Yes. I looked at her too much during class. I think she knows I have a crush on her because my eyes lit up when she said she had a black boyfriend. RR: Is she white?JWW: She’s super-white. RR: What did you do about your crush? JWW: I’ve already e-mailed her several times since the end of last semester...

Author: By Logan R. Ury, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ROVING REPORTER | 2/15/2008 | See Source »

...started with a crush, a banana, and a tote...

Author: By Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shakespeare and Love | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Major" - as Reinado was known locally - was considered a clever and cunning tactician who would rarely put himself in danger. In May 2006, half the Timorese army was dismissed following a strike protesting discrimination against soldiers from the west of the country. The government had used the army to crush the strike with great brutality: at least five men died and many more were wounded. Reinado led his men into the mountains in disgust. He had since eluded capture, using his intimate knowledge of the mountain and bush tracks of his eastern homeland, while a network of loyal villagers with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Last Meeting with East Timor's Rebel Leader | 2/12/2008 | See Source »

...quest to become the 2008 Ivy Champions, the Harvard fencing team saw a familiar face crush its chances. As both the Columbia men and women took their spots atop the Ancient Eight for the second year in a row, the Crimson men failed to join them as they had last year, and the women failed to reclaim their past glory. After going 2-1 in the first weekend of the Ivy Championships, the men continued at the same pace to finish third overall, falling to the Lions, 18-9, but defeating Brown, 21-6. The women also finished third, losing...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Repeats Too Tall Of An Order | 2/11/2008 | See Source »

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