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...written with wit, “The Rogue’s Return” successfully masters that fine balance between fulfilling hormonally active women’s sexual desires and their overwrought sentimentality to create a read that is pleasing enough to excite even a cynic’s heart...

Author: By Emily G.W. Chau, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: An Old-Fashioned Romance | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

After all, the most musically adventurous track is called “Ridin’ Rims”. And that’s just fine. The deep-fried keyboards, the sweat-drenched white tees and open-top convertibles of Jizzal Man, Parlae, Pimpin and Buddie are exactly what I need in this freezing weather. You know what...

Author: By J. samuel Abbott, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On Top Of Our Game | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...Steelmaker and World Shaker Why are Europeans so upset over Mittal Steel's bid to merge with Arcelor [Feb. 13]? Where I come from, Western companies have gobbled up local firms - and entire industries, for that matter - and that's supposed to be just fine. It's disturbing to see that when someone from the developing world tries to set foot in the West, the move is always met with convoluted and unfounded criticism. The West has got to recognize that globalization, formerly a one-way street, now carries heavy traffic from the East. I guess that is what laissez...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Secrets of Ambition | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...special place in American culture because of its history, its influential professors, and undoubtedly its marketing of the Harvard brand. So the fact that Summers’ ouster became fodder for talk radio and national newspapers’ editorial pages is not surprising. Yet as an undergraduate at this fine university (and perhaps an aspiring journalist), it was disappointing to see the current fracas oversimplified and grossly misconstrued. Too often, newspapers and pundits have stated that Summers’ downfall was due to an extreme faculty obsessed with the idea of political correctness. Summers’ comments on the differences...

Author: By Andrew B. English | Title: A Saga Misconstrued by the Media | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...review the tenure process instead of rubber stamping recommendations, Summers has also been accused of forcing his vision onto the curricular review and using a seemingly endless string of resignations and appointments to gain greater control over academic decision-making. To some, the distinction is simple: centralization is fine for administrative odds and ends, so long as the president’s office stays out of the educating business. Bureaucrats are really unprepared to make these sorts of decisions, and Summers never should have tried to dictate what counts as “acceptable” academic work...

Author: By Hannah E. S. wright, | Title: Of Chair Legs and Tub Bottoms | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

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