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...think I understood guitar rock as well as I probably should have. I don't think I understood bands like Led Zeppelin. In their era, everyone had such a regard for them because of them ushering in rock 'n' roll and this larger-than-life lifestyle. But then they had these songs that would just not stop. I didn't fully get it. I appreciate it in a different way now. I'm able to understand that, hey, that guitar riff is awesome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

...think it’s easy to study abroad.” David L. Ager, the co-director of undergraduate studies for the sociology department, says that study abroad helps students “place what they‘ve learned here at Harvard in a larger context.”For her second semester, Campbell enrolled as a student at Queen Mary, University of London. Again, she took four very different courses, with varying degrees of focus on sociology. Despite one class change that had to be reapproved and an extended period of time before she received her grade...

Author: By Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Broadening Horizons, Abroad | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

Known for her witty conversation and sharp analytic mind, the acclaimed historian of the Byzantine empire developed a public persona larger than life—perhaps overshadowing a compassion that translated into dedication to her students and their research...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Byzantine Professor Dies of Cancer at 67 | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

...hourly wage as the standard, were launched during the 1991 recession to sustain the economy in Ithaca, N.Y., and stem the loss of jobs. Hours, which are legal and taxable, circulate within the community, moving from local shop to local artisan and back, rather than leaking out into the larger monetary system. The logo on the Hour reads "In Ithaca We Trust...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Alternative Currencies Grow in Popularity | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

...more forces in Afghanistan will push total American troop strength in that country up to 58,000. If Afghanistan were as urbanized as Iraq and if the Taliban insurgency had an urban base, then a troop surge on this scale might have an impact. But Afghanistan is physically larger than Iraq and more than 75 percent of all Afghans live in remote rural communities where the Taliban now has a significant base of support. Controlling a growing Taliban insurgency across this vast countryside will be impossible with just 58,000 American soldiers. Our NATO allies are showing no stomach...

Author: By Robert A. Paarlberg | Title: Obama: Break Your Afghan Pledge | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

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