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...cultural revolution. Ever since kids our age were mesmerized by the sheer coolness of those robotic lions flying through the air, a phenomenon that originated on the far side of the globe has steadily been invading our shores. Now, it's here in full force, and the current symbol of the fad is a bright-eyed child clutching a stuffed Pikachu doll...
...According to Andrew Huang, president of the Harvard Anime Society, the current craze that we're witnessing had humble beginnings. "Many people who had seen 'Robotech' or 'Voltron' as kids found out where it had come from, and that there was more of it," Huang explained. "This was the core of the fan base for a long while. In more recent times, as word got out and these fans introduced their hobby to non-fan friends, anime started to spread more and more into the mainstream...
About 100 people met in the Ames Courtroom last night to hear the panel, which included the former and current Boston police commissioners and representatives from print, radio and television media...
...organized a well-attended rally this past Tuesday on the steps of Memorial Church. Mather House students created a creed of tolerance, circulating a petition beseeching House residents: can't we all just get along? Mostly, though, the disinterested student response is the same as our reaction to any current event. Coup in Pakistan, too bad. Democratic primary debate, that's nice. Attack on my downstairs' neighbor, what a shame...
...Founded in 1891 by Elizabeth Fogg in memory of her husband, the Fogg is the oldest museum on campus. (The original museum was located on the current site of Canaday Hall.) Most notable is the museum's eloquent collection of Ingres paintings, its post-Impressionist holdings (including a gorgeous Gaugin and a Van Gogh self-portrait), and its well-rounded representation of seventeenth century Dutch and Flemish painting (including a Rembrandt.) Other exhibitions worth noting: "The Art of Identity: African Sculpture from the Teel Collection," (a stunning collection of masks from Western and Central Africa), "Sublimation: Art and Sensuality...