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...08—and Kousha A. Bautista-Saeyan ’08, the contest brought close to 50 students to Ticknor Lounge. As the title suggests, rappers tried to “outwit” each other with their clever use of language, usually in the form of witty insults. “On the mic I take advantage / You can’t stand this / Looking like a four-eyed wooly mammoth,” rapped Forrest N. Blackwelder-Baggett ’11. Northeastern junior Benny D. Lombardo kept it simple: “Me against you rappin...
...Hillary and Barack, they are nothing compared with the differences between a Republican and a Democrat in 2008. On the Democratic side, the current nominating system contains within it the very mechanism to bring about a quick conclusion: superdelegates. While upsetting to some, these elected officials and party leaders form a system of “peer review” among those for whom politics is a profession, and it is now incumbent upon them to make the final decision: which candidate will be the strongest one to throw against McCain? Ironically, there is almost no complaint about the Republican...
...thrive with profitable tours and merchandising. “Music has never been more popular,” said Gawley, adding that he is not convinced by claims of the record industry’s imminent demise. “The music industry will survive, but in what form?” As consumer spending shifts from albums to live shows, Gawley said, celebrities like Jay-Z have left their record labels in favor of all-inclusive contracts with concert promoters such as LiveNation. These promoters purchase the rights to an artist’s entire profitable output?...
...Receiving is a negative form of charity,” Beah said. “We need to nurture the spirit of giving back...
...than last year’s tournament, which brought famed New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and 120 cross-wordsmiths. The key to starting a crossword, Mahowald said, is to create several theme answers that fit symmetrically into the grid. Next, he recommended finding long words that form “fun, interesting answers.” As an example, Mahowald showed the group how he had constructed the grid for a crossword that will be printed in the Los Angeles Times. He said the New York Times rejected the puzzle because its theme answers were all colloquial phrases...