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Fusing the genres of introspective drama and explosive action calls for a delicate balance, but director Neill Blomkamp’s protagonist in “District 9”—who becomes a human-alien hybrid??reflects the success of such half-breeds. After being assigned to assist in relocating 2 million alien refugees from their city slum to a distant concentration camp, Wikus van de Merwe (the impressive Sharlto Copley) is forced to help the aliens escape the planet. With the same seemingly magnetic pull of District 9—the aforementioned slum...
...without losing the intimacy of its original format. Thanks to the expert direction of Ron Howard, and brilliant performances from its cast, “Frost/Nixon” accomplishes this task admirably. The best of cinema is combined with the best of the stage to produce a rare hybrid??an epic battle of human proportions...
...that asks students to rank personal preferences regarding coffee and snack offerings as well as to suggest a name for the new eatery. According to the survey website, the Lamont Café Committee (LCC) will adopt one of the name submissions, or combine suggestions for a “hybrid?? name. Students whose submissions contribute to the final name will receive free coffee or tea at the café everyday for the first month it is open. According to Pamela C. Chan ’07, an LCC member and author of the survey, many students had earlier...
...here and your four roommates are taking Ec 10, you too will feel you should be taking that course.” The courses are designed to be neither broad surveys nor narrowly-focused courses, according to Tatar. The courses, a “hybrid?? of these two extremes, are meant to cross boundaries between disciplines, she said. Rather than waiting for Curricular Review legislation to restructure general education requirements, Tatar said she wanted to develop widely accessible humanities courses geared toward underclassmen. “These will be courses that bridge between the Core and whatever...
Flanders said that the changes being considered for next fall’s course include more “hybrid?? teaching that adds some face-to-face sessions to the class and a virtual office hours feature...