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...narcoleptic Joe Strummer. The lyrics are Gang of Four-lite, providing a faint-hearted critique of capitalism that doesn’t extend far beyond a complaint that not having money sucks. Dance-rockers Radio 4 provide the basis for the second track, “Middle Eastern Holiday,” and the album continues in a similar vein, trotting out monodynamic mid-tempo homages. The voice of lead singer John Archer sounds a bit like new wave heavyweight Joe Jackson, but stripped of any edge. And when he tries to be James Murphy-cool on the LCD Soundsystem...
...geared toward non-Muslims seeking to learn more about the religion. A similar seminar, held during Islam Awareness Week from Feb. 22 to March 3, drew about 60 students and was met with much enthusiasm, said Martin T. Nguyen, a third year PhD candidate in Middle Eastern studies and history who will be leading the biweekly seminars. The program was inspired by a series of “Judaism 101” seminars offered by Harvard Hillel last year, Nguyen said. HIS has been considering the idea of an introductory seminar for about a year, according to a member...
...away from the Malkin Athletic Center.UPON ARRIVALFor Crooks, no Harvard coach came knocking on the door. The sophomore matriculated in the class of 2008 without having been recruited.Though the San Diego native thought about playing volleyball at Harvard, the sport’s lack of popularity on the eastern side of the country made him reconsider his options.“My senior year in high school, I planned on playing volleyball here,” Crooks says. “But I realized that in the Northeast, volleyball is a much smaller program, and I decided that...
...Devlin said. “It was a lot of fun to improve, and to see things get better for us.” A fluctuating wind affected conditions both days for the Crimson, especially on Saturday. The regatta was delayed an hour and a half by an eastern breeze, but it leveled out later in the day—something that seemed to frustrate sailors on every team. “In the first four races, there was a little bit more breeze,” Devlin said. “It dropped off significantly, and that allowed...
...event with a score of 386.15. On the second day of competition, Rybalko notched a fifth-place finish in the 1-meter competition, which Adam Pierce of Penn State won by over 20 points. Rybalko came into the meet fresh off of an impressive showing in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League (EISL) Championships the previous weekend, when he was named Diver of the Meet for his victories in the 1-meter and 3-meter boards. “What will always define Dan’s career for me is his last dive at this year’s EISL...