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...people who live and work at Harvard. Whether it means talking with someone who works in your dining hall or stopping to catch up with the janitor you’ve seen in the Science Center, you may learn that someone you see every day has lost an eighth of her salary and can no longer afford to pay rent. These human interactions are a key ingredient to having a respectful community, but they also contribute to the public’s understanding of how administrative decision-making affects real people...
...speed of a Golden Snitch. Although the Potter films continue to mature in both quality and subject matter, now catering more toward adult audiences, the saga will remain emblematic of an entire generation’s childhood. On July 15th, 2011—the release date of the eighth and final film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”—these fans will greet the theaters with mixed emotions as the series comes to an epic conclusion, simultaneously marking their unofficial induction into adulthood. —Staff writer Andres A. Arguello...
...strangest trends in contemporary rock is the tendency of middle-aged bands, often well past their artistic and commercial zenith, to release eponymous albums. Pearl Jam did it in 2006 with their eighth studio release. By the time Blur released their eponymous album in 1997, their Britpop was already a dated genre. Rivers Cuomo ’99-’06, of course, seems to call every other album “Weezer”. The motives for such a move are varied: often a return to roots, as in Pearl Jam’s case...
...pictures of eighth-graders being recruited for college basketball...
...pivot point in Afghanistan, and one that is looming in Washington. McChrystal, now shepherding the final 6,000 U.S. troops into the country to join the 62,000 already there, knows he needs even more forces to prevail. He's expected to request them sometime before the war's eighth birthday on Oct. 7. That prospect is being viewed coolly inside the Pentagon. But President Obama - who has declared the Afghan conflict his top national-security priority - isn't expected to refuse his handpicked commander's initial request for reinforcements, probably 10,000 to 20,000 more troops. (Read "Will...