Word: distinctives
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...have noticed the distinct lack of such people around Cambridge. Harvard bakes its mandarins good, and we don’t fly around the system so much as prop it up. There are some awfully complicated explanations for why this is the case. What matters in the end though, I think, is the fear of vertigo, of free-falling—that is, the mistake of not taking human agency seriously enough...
...planned to make a bid for the UC’s top spot, confirmed yesterday that he and running mate Andrew P. Oakland ’09 would be withdrawing from this year’s race because they feel they cannot formulate a platform distinct from what fellow candidate Matthew L. Sundquist ’09, the UC’s current vice president, will likely advance in his presidential bid. “As we were putting together a more concrete platform this weekend, we just thought that there wasn’t really that much differentiating...
...welcomed with open arms. Hanoi, Vietnam's well-preserved capital, is a cosmopolitan mélange of Chinese temples, French colonial architecture and American consumerism. Remnants of French rule stand out the most (think baguettes, berets and wide, tree-lined boulevards), but that can't mask Hanoi's distinct Vietnamese flavor: nightlife as fiery as the local chilies, and street life as memorable as the fish sauce...
...Harvard does have one distinct disadvantage: its housing. After the Crimson’s victory, I came home to Dunster and proudly hung up my Harvard hoodie. In the process, I scraped my elbow, as I do everyday, on the exposed metal hinges of the closet in my 1936 servant’s quarter. I rationalized the peeling paint by imagining that Al Franken ’73 (Dunster) lived here. And who cares if my window is too warped to open? It’s already winter in Cambridge...
...would stand tall as the unwavering foundation for my love of the garage rock revival. “The Black and White Album” proves I was horribly wrong. Clocking in at more than 45 minutes, “The Black and White Album” is a distinct departure from the band’s three previous albums, none of which broke the 30-minute mark. Whereas “Barely Legal,” “Veni Vidi Vicious,” and “Tyrannosaurus Hives” featured only five songs over...