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...river. Rowing on the Potomac in April is no joke, as the winds—reaching as high as 25 miles per hour—and currents made even rowing in a straight line far from simple. “The conditions were extreme,” junior Grace Hallowell said. “I don’t think we’ve ever raced in anything like that. There were 20-25 mile-per-hour wins and it was difficult getting aligned at the start.” Competing against the elements challenged the Black and White?...
...mental state deteriorates, so does the language of novel, and by the end, Lind mires his characters in a bog of metaphors and fleshy images. It is ultimately Lind’s subtle touch that renders this kind of stagnant illness and sparse landscape unique and full, and his grace as a writer that transforms the atrocities of war into poignant and stirring depictions of human nature pushed to its limit.—Staff writer Jenny J. Lee can be reached at jhlee@fas.harvard.edu...
...Kadima Party, called the new government "bloated" with "ministers of nothing." A Haaretz poll shows that, with Netanyahu's leadership less than 24 hours old, 54% of Israelis are "unhappy" with his sprawling government, leading one Israeli pundit to comment (using the politician's nickname), "Bibi's period of grace lasted for all of 10 seconds...
...Hollywood and advertising studios can match this move by pledging to find permanent wildlife sanctuary homes for primates that grace the big screen. Circuses and party companies should promise to stop using, and abusing, animals entirely—and consumers should boycott these companies until they do so. And, finally, all states should pass prohibitions on keeping primates as pets...
...Pforzheimer: The Bell TowerRight beneath Pfoho’s belltower sits this four-bedroom suite. It technically has four residents, but it also connects to two other four-person duplexes which, when hosting a blocking group of 12, makes it the largest party suite on campus. Slanted skylights grace the ceiling of the giant common room with its built-in bar. “Our space is great because it’s more intimate than massive dining hall parties and more welcoming than the final clubs,” says resident Krista E. Weiss...