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...below. We’ve ordered them in descending order, from most likely to inspire the next Great American Novel to most likely to inspire the next B+ “Justice” paper. 1. Café Algiers: The enormous hole in the ceiling could represent the shocking lack of awareness about political crises in North Africa, the absence of authenticity at the heart of the postcolonial text, or the (thankfully) missing, obnoxious economics concentrators. There are many small tables for private time with your source pack amidst the clamor of conversations in innumerable foreign languages. For a unique...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig and Marianne F. Kaletzky, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Out of Lamont and Into Cafés | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...love-sick seventh grader—only to be introduced moments later to the mystery woman herself. She is actually dating his brother Mitch, a superficial aerobic instructor played by Dane Cook. Binoche’s character is forced to choose between the two opposites. Despite his general lack of acting credentials—did anyone even see “Employee of the Month?”—Cook shows potential as a film actor, even if the script provides him with few opportunities to do so. As the womanizer-turned–romantic, his character connects...

Author: By Megan E. O'keefe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dan in Real Life | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...been forced to jump through the hoop that is Harvard’s mandatory freshman writing course have come to this conclusion. This week, a Crimson investigation revealed that students are not alone; many systemic problems are festering within the Expository Writing program, from dissatisfaction amongst preceptors to a lack of interest on the part of faculty and administrators to a dearth of funding.These problems are too large for quick fixes and stopgap measures. Instead of pursuing reforms such as changing the program’s leadership, increasing funding, forcing indifferent professors to pay attention to the program, and reducing...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Eliminate Mandatory Expos | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...they sometimes forget she’s a part of the band), so it’s nice to see her return to the spotlight. Though mellower fare than their usual power-pop, the song is gorgeous, which compensates for the video’s slightly creepy couple and lack of action. Plus, the old-movie production touches (scratched lens, frames with fuzzy black edges) are interesting enough. Still, it’s hard not to long for their drum-heavy days, and Tobias Bluth too. But, alas, to quote one of their classic songs, the laws have changed...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: POPSCREEN: The New Pornographers | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

...practice of making small loans to poor individuals in developing countries. She said she had known nothing about global poverty and microfinance until her senior year at Harvard, when the circumstances of a close acquaintance in Israel moved her to take action. But after the speech, she said her lack of interest in the issue was less because of a dearth of opportunity than the fact that she simply did not take advantage of them. “Harvard prepared me in a great way for having my eyes opened, for asking questions, but it’s definitely been...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Portman Bullish On Microfinance | 10/25/2007 | See Source »

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