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Comedy and tragedy have had an incestuous relationship throughout the history of the arts; often a laugh quickly escalates into affliction or a misfortune is made light by a comic touch. The life of a stand-up comedian hangs between these two entangled polarities. With his video in progress, Kyle Gilman '02, a visual and environmental studies concentrator from Wendell, Mass., explores this tightrope in the life of a local Boston comic as he navigates through the harsh and difficult circuit of the comedy world. When we think of comedians, we usually think of the lucky ones on sitcoms...
...Kyle's video revolves around Tim McIntire, a comedian yet to break into the national scene who's attempting to bring out a more vicious and politically incorrect humor, the kind left untouched by more established comics. He tries to make people laugh, whether or not it damages feelings. Gilman lets this play out as he covers Tim in a cinema verit-style documentary, letting Tim make or break himself under the microscope of his audience and the camera. Through Tim and his fellow comics' exploits on the stage and off, Kyle attempts to explore the world of underappreciated (sometimes...
Sterling P.A. Darling '01, who lost the presidency to Driskell last year and has criticized the commission, is one of this year's six commissioners, as is Kyle D. Hawkins '02, a council member who chaired Darling's campaign and called for Burton's impeachment last year...
...other council business, the council announced that the names of candidates petitioning to campaign for the presidency and vice presidency will be released on Nov. 22 over the council's open e-mail list. Campaigning is set to begin on Dec. 4, according to Election Commission Chair Kyle D. Hawkins '02, who is also a Crimson editor...
...Crimson rounded out the evening with a one-two-three finish in the 100 butterfly and a one-two finish in the 400 individual medley, in which Shevchik took first in 4:02.41 and was followed close behind by senior Donald Blanchard, who went 4:07.45. Kyle Egan fell just short of setting the school 100 fly record, finishing with a time...