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...studied Chinese film and literature so I learned how to think and talk about story, which has been applicable to my film career. I definitely believe in a liberal arts education because the critical thinking and communication skills you learn help you in whatever career you choose. I do believe it’s true that it doesn’t matter what you majored in at college. You should do what you love to do and get good grades. That always helps...

Author: By Stephanie M. Woo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Questions with Mynette A. Louie ’97 | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

Considered the underdog by some, the Crimson is looking to learn from its previous mistakes and set the pace of game play early on in the series...

Author: By Aparajita Tripathi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Playoffs Offer Squad Chance to Start Anew | 3/4/2010 | See Source »

...fact that the two vessels did sink is an unalterable fact of history, and while ship design and safety protocols have changed, the powder-keg nature of human behavior is the same as it ever was. The more scientists learn about how it played out in disasters of the past, the more they can help us minimize loss in the future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Titanic vs. Lusitania: How People Behave in a Disaster | 3/3/2010 | See Source »

...same vein, Hsieh insists that being a DJ in a college setting does not require the complicated set of skills that artists like VanMiddlesworth treasure. “Anyone that puts in the amount of effort required by a few p-sets could learn to keep the music going. They wouldn’t be able to do the stuff that VanMiddlesworth or Straus can, but just to keep people happy at a party all you need is a few hours of software.” Though Hsieh hesitates to call himself a DJ, he also says that...

Author: By Alexander E. Traub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dutiful DJ | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...really conscious of how many people are dancing, who is coming in, and who is leaving. You have to make sure you don’t play too many of the popular songs until there are a good amount of people [on] the dance floor... You really have to learn how to gauge your audience.” This micromanagement amounts to an extended empathy; from noting who goes and who stays, Thorn adjusts his music according to what he believes they will like. While DJing, his entire focus is centered on maximizing his crowd’s happiness...

Author: By Alexander E. Traub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Dutiful DJ | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

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