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...Last King of Scotland.” But Garrigan painfully learns that idealism is not so simple, not to mention potentially dangerous, in this grittily realistic thriller based on the actual political climate of 1970s Uganda. Garrigan finds himself as the personal doctor to dictator Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker) and is forced to find a new understanding of “making a difference.” When Garrigan meets Amin, Amin is the glowing leader of the latest coup and the new hope for Uganda’s masses. Whitaker delivers a stunning performance as Amin, winning Garrigan over...

Author: By Melissa Quino mccreery, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Last King of Scotland | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

...been particularly friendly to America’s public lands. Despite his campaign pledge to “restore and renew” our public land and his image as a brush-clearing Texas outdoorsman, our national parks suffer from overcrowding and insufficient funding, our national forests are being thinned by irresponsible logging, and our wilderness areas are threatened by drilling and development. The very agencies that are supposed to protect the environment are themselves in danger of atrophy. Morale among long-time staff in government institutions like the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Park Service has plummeted...

Author: By Brian J. Rosenberg, | Title: Striking a Greener Balance | 9/22/2006 | See Source »

...even manage to score a Spring Break fieldtrip to Tokyo. Though these courses may officially be “freed from the usual constraints associated with a regular course offering” (i.e. letter grades and final exams), they aren’t all a walk in the Harvard Forest (although you can do that too). Many have full-length term papers and a hefty reading load. Having not yet mastered the art of BS, it becomes painfully apparent (and mildly amusing) when frosh don’t do the readings, which they often neglect in these pass/fail seminars. Thus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Seminars | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...John Rennie, on Saturday at Ohiri Field. The Blue Devils have established themselves as a national-title contender in the early part of the season with two strong showings against ranked teams, earning a tie versus No. 15 Virginia Tech and a 4-3 win over No. 7 Wake Forest. While the Crimson traveled down Tobacco Road three years ago to play Duke, this weekend the Blue Devils will return the favor by providing an early-season test to a promising Harvard squad. “It’s great to really match up and see where...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Streaking Crimson To Take On No. 5 Duke | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...could be the space. In Clear Creek County, there are 184,191 acres of public land, which means approximately 19.75 acres of national forest for each of our 9,322 residents. You don't spend a lot of time waiting in lines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where You Will Live the Longest | 9/12/2006 | See Source »

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