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...freshmen). My dorm entered campus politics by nominating a nonexistent candidate for the freshman council and parading him through the yard. The Crimson viewed the Student Council as a bunch of “talkative politicians” with “little discernible reason to continue to exist,” and recommended its abolition. Of course, our overriding governmental concern was the draft system, which offered deferments for college and grad school, and in some cases, for government work...
Bonnie ‘Prince’ BillyThe Letting Go(Drag City)4.5 of 5 StarsBy ABE J. RIESMANCRIMSON STAFF WRITER Will Oldham, whether singing as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Palace Music, or his own Christian name, likes his songs to exist outside of time.So, anyone familiar with his voluminous catalog—equal parts confounding and transcendent—will know that something strange is afoot in the opening line of his new album.“When the numbers / get so high / of the dead / flying through the sky,” he mumble...
Here’s a riddle: if a baby is born to a pair of Scientologist celebrities but there’s no paparazzi to photograph it, does the baby exist? Between Mel Gibson’s drunken anti-Semitic rant and Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock’s four wedding ceremonies, Hollywood was certainly working the headlines this summer. But in case you didn’t have the time or just simply didn’t care to follow the latest round of celebrity escapades, we’ve put together a Spark’s Notes...
...necessity for any long-lasting agreement, certain preconditions must be met before the pursuit of dialogue with Hamas and Iran can be fruitful. Before the Israelis and Palestinians reenter peace negotiations and much-needed aid flows into the Palestinian areas, Hamas must recognize Israel’s right to exist and denounce the terrorist actions emanating from Gaza and the West Bank. It must also be understood that mere dialogue with Iran will be futile as long as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promotes the nuclear destruction of Israel and the West to his own people while preaching peace...
...they rose 16% in the impoverished north and northeast thanks largely to the injection of Bolsa Familia cash, says Marcelo Neri, director at a Rio business school and author of a recent report on inequality. "In some places that were so poor that money practically didn't exist, you greased the wheels," Neri said. "That's because of the Bolsa Famila, the rise in the minmum wage and other such programs. There is a clear link...