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...meter (which is defined as the distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second) is far less arbitrary of a unit than a yard. (Then again, to be fair, the meter was originally defined as “one ten-millionth of the length of the earth’s meridian along a quadrant...

Author: By Charles R. Drummond iv | Title: Celsius 488 | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

...instance, in one memorably rendered scene, Alwa at length observes a portrait of Lulu picturing his lady when she retained the purity she no longer pretends to in real life. This life-and-art contrast enhances the production’s drama, and the message resounds in a way that is particularly profound...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Lulu’ Entices Audience | 10/25/2005 | See Source »

...current version. As an eminently irksome stage of the graduate school application process, the GRE merits periodic scrutiny to ensure that the examination is in fact worthwhile and well-designed. But inherent problems are certain to remain. In particular, GRE writing section grades are notoriously correlated with essay length. The Princeton Review GRE preparation book admits this trend and even advises test-takers to strategize accordingly. This ill-conceived scoring method will be counterbalanced, however, by a new policy of sending, along with scores, the writing samples themselves to graduate school admissions committees, who can evaluate their quality more adeptly...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A More Meaningful GRE | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

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Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Email Transcript: Rules and Regulations of the Isis Punch Process | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

While Dumas spoke at length about being an Iranian at an inopportune time in America, the vast majority of her stories focused on her family...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Iranian Humorist Draws Laughs | 10/24/2005 | See Source »

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