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...consciously signal these significant changes, Cornwell wrote “Blow Fly” in the present tense and the third person. The new books are more voyeuristic, but they lack a narrative cohesiveness, always jumping from one character to another. As a result, the plotlines are more tangled and fantastic. And while some might delight in the sociopathic psyche, the long passages about lurid homicidal thoughts and sweaty erections occasionally teem with overkill. For obvious reasons, Cornwell is also less convincing when she writes about the inner workings of serial killers compared to the minds of career women...

Author: By David Zhou, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cornwell Abandons Forensics and Scarpetta in ‘At Risk’ | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

Lucy pairs up with Maya E. Frommer ’07 to start her quest at The Garment District. Feeling the pressure of the contest, Baird opts for a simple design that compensates for a lack of both time and funds. She rummages through the jumbled racks, emerging with scarves, a dress, and a patterned bathing suit...

Author: By Annie K. Duvnjak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Designer: Lucy W. Baird '10 | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

Because most Harvard students lack the rigorous ROTC training that would prepare them for emergency midwifery, FM has compiled a list of important things to keep in mind, should you, a blockmate or a passer-by go into emergency labor. The first thing to remember, according to Harriet I. Torgerson, an ob-gyn nurse at University Health Services, is a simple string of numbers. “9-1-1. Seriously, call 911,” she advises. While waiting for help to arrive, keep the mom-to-be talking. Topics to avoid include her bloated ankles, where her wedding...

Author: By Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: How to Deliver an Unexpected Infant | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...details.Despite its closed nature, the search process did receive some scrutiny from community leaders.In a March interview with the Cambridge Chronicle, shortly after the start of the search, Kathy A. Reddick, the president of the Cambridge chapter of the NAACP and a member of the search committee, lamented the lack of women and minorities on the list of candidates to replace Knight, who is African-American.And school committee members said the secrecy surrounding this first stage of the search did not make managerial sense.School Committee member Patricia M. Nolan ’80 said her board “never...

Author: By Laura A. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Et Tu, Cambridge Latin? | 10/10/2006 | See Source »

...consistency of underreporting, political pandering, and a troubling lack of curiosity in stories critical to the national ideal undermine the U.S. media’s self-proclaimed purpose: to hold leaders responsible for shaping policies demonstrative of American values...

Author: By Bede A. Moore | Title: The Empire Strikes Back | 10/10/2006 | See Source »

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