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...Meanwhile, Jean-François Copé, president of Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement majority in parliament, has similarly aired his differences with the president. On the eve of Thursday's strike, Copé described the protest as a "comprehensible" way of communicating "the main message of concern for [peoples'] jobs and purchasing power...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Protests in France Get Personal | 3/19/2009 | See Source »

Shenanigans? Housing Day Eve? FlyBy was intrigued. From whence did this the ritualistic traditions of “River Run” stem? “The notion of appealing to the gods for special attention to their [freshmen’s] wishes has really surfaced in the last couple years,” said Dingman. But, of course, we wanted to know more. Who was the first Harvardian to supplicate himself before the river gods in hopes of avoiding the quad…and Dunster…and Mather…yes even Mather though this is sweet...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner | Title: Incantations, Voodoo and Revelry: A History of Appeasing the River Gods | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...semblances of unity and character, cheering on a regular basis for your randomly selected, heterogeneous sample of the Harvard population has been less than appealing. But there is one time of year that’s an exception to this rule, and that’s Housing Day (and Eve). We are thrilled to announce that University Hall has finally realized this and decided to implement a new system modeled on River Run festivities: Instead of being lotteried into their Houses-to-be, freshman blocking groups will now compete in a race to the House (and room) of their choice...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Race to the River | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...conducted a poll to gauge the genres students most wished to see at Yardfest. Despite receiving over 3,000 responses, Mee said the survey primarily showed the CEB the variety of musical interests within the student body. Speculation arose earlier this semester that 90s pop-rock band Eve 6 would be performing at Yardfest after the group posted a Harvard tour date on their Web site. After the Eve 6 rumor broke, CEB fielded numerous comments from students who expressed a desire to see Ratatat and Bareilles instead, Mee said. Mee said that the group had contacted Eve...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bareilles, Ratatat To Play Yardfest | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

...Eve Mosher discussed her critically acclaimed New York City eco-art project HighWaterLine in the Gund Auditorium at the Graduate School of Design last night in an event aimed at bridging the gap between environmentalism and art. The project was aimed at highlighting the potential threat of flooding due to climate change in New York city. Using Google Maps and a chalk dispenser, Mosher drew a single chalk line through parks and public streets in the city along a 10-foot-high contour that marks the potential height of floodwaters by 2050. The project, which took six months...

Author: By Lauren S. Packard, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NYC Artist Speaks About Eco Project | 3/11/2009 | See Source »

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