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...economic meltdown worsens, hundreds of Harvard seniors find themselves in a jam as they scramble to secure postgraduate jobs. Last month, many of these worried souls—would-be financiers in any other job market—bravely trudged across the Charles to a college-wide career fair. And unlike in other years, these students weren’t just there for the free Nalgenes and stress balls (though many could use the latter). They were there because, as one bank after another collapses, serious questions loom about the prospect of employment. Some of them may even have...

Author: By Lucy M. Caldwell | Title: Contemplating the Crash | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...agree that it does dilute it, especially when an a cappella jam lasts for three and a half hours,” he says. “But by the same token, the people in the groups don’t mind waiting two hours before going on stage...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: La Famiglia A Capella | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

Rohret says she was convinced to try out for the Opportunes after watching Molly D. Swenson ’10 belt the solo on “Heart of the Matter” at the Freshman A Cappella Jam...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: La Famiglia A Capella | 10/16/2008 | See Source »

...enough posturing and repetition to make it danceable. Still, nothing on the album holds a candle to his breakout Madden NFL 2008 soundtrack hit, “Dreadlocks.”Eighth track “Sooo Comfortable” attempts to be a laid-back sort of stoner jam, and mostly succeeds. But MURS does not actually use drugs, despite his natty Rasta dreads, and is unconvincing as a guy tooling around with his pot-smoking friend. This becomes glaringly obvious with Snoop Dogg’s guest appearance on the subsequent track, “Time...

Author: By Candace I. Munroe, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MURS | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...It’s the furthest the Kings of Leon have ventured from their roots, and it lands them in the territory of dozens of other mediocre commercial rock bands. Perhaps this shift is the result of their 2005 tour with U2 and their 2008 tour with Pearl Jam. Whatever the case, it’s evident that “Only by the Night” is crafted with much more of an arena-rock feel than anything else the band has released. Many of the songs defy the Kings’ old garage rock sound with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Kings of Leon | 10/3/2008 | See Source »

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