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...this Friday with live performances by Harvard-grad bands The Main Drag and The Blanks, said Student Manager Philip R. Eisele ’08. Other new events in the works for the upcoming year include holiday-themed events, an Oktoberfest Night, bar game competitions, and the Loker Cup Tournament—set to begin on October 11. The tournament, which will include 64 teams of students, will see two teams square off each Sunday in various games such as pool and darts. This semester, the pub has new hours of operation. It will be open Wednesdays and Thursdays from...
...problem with hitching your identity to a sport is that it can drain the fun from playing it. And at the pointy end of recent World Cups, the All Blacks have looked clammy - which is how their supporters are feeling now. "My friends and I are rugby tragics, but no one's mentioning the Cup," says Auckland publishing executive Paul Gardiner. "Our mentality is such that when we watch these games we'll be too scared of losing to enjoy them...
...Although the All Blacks are the Cup favorites, rivals are taunting them with predictions of another premature au revoir. It doesn't look likely. Under coach Henry, the Blacks have been potent, winning 38 of their 43 matches since the last Cup. But if it isn't to be New Zealand's time, who else can win? Probably only the big-occasion Australians or the grinding, brutal South Africans, whose ruthless preparations for this Cup signal their determination to lift it. On home soil, the always-stylish French are another possibility. Asia's sole representative, Japan, under former All Black...
...carried on the theme from Lynch movies like Blue Velvet of sordid secrets and ancient horrors hidden behind a façade of wholesome Americana, proving that TV could equal or surpass film in its storytelling ambitions. Twin Peaks may have had the shelf life of a freshly poured cup of coffee, but it was damn fine nonetheless...
...failed bombings of German trains last year was proof Germany was, is and will continue being a primary target of terrorists, just like we all are," notes the French intelligence official. "We're hosting the World Cup of rugby, featuring teams from all the main coalition countries in Iraq, meaning our alert level will be particularly high. But it's been high for years anyway, because France - like the U.S., U.K., Germany, and most others - is a prime target not for what we do, but what we represent. None of this is new, and unfortunately each new attack or attempt...