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...fixation with reality television, from middle-American earnestness to the current Bush administration. But what makes this movie really entertaining is the secret admiration it has for all of the values it pokes fun at; especially its love for the greedy American stereotype it eviscerates, epitomized by Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant), the Simon Cowell/Ryan Seacrest-hybrid host of “American Dreamz,” who is one of the movie’s highlights.Dennis Quaid plays President Stanton, a dead-ringer for George W. Bush, who wears a constant expression of befuddlement on his face and offers pearls...
...Following a defensive battle in the first half, Dartmouth (7-4, 3-2 Ivy) poured on the goals in the decisive second, outscoring Harvard 8-2 in the final 30 minutes. “We came out really hard in the first half,” freshman attacker Kaitlin Martin said. “Dartmouth is a top-15 team, and we tied them 3-3 [in the first half].” “In the second half, we just couldn’t hold it together,” she added. Dartmouth got on the board first...
...Center directors are portrayed as little dictators. Complaining to local bishops is futile because of Opus' semi-independent status. The critics claim that when the numeraries try to leave, they are threatened with damnation. Experts who have helped extract the disaffected have likened center life to a cult. And Martin, the America editor, contends that he gets "dozens" of calls yearly from parents saying the group has estranged or brainwashed their numerary children...
...offense in the second period. Miller scored all four of her goals after halftime. Curtis posted two more tallies in the second frame to keep Harvard on pace. The last two goals brought Curtis to a team-high 30 goals scored this season. Following a goal by freshman Kaitlin Martin, the Crimson was within two at 10-8. This goal, however, would be the last for Harvard, as the team went scoreless in the final ten minutes of the game. Sophomore Katie Lewis-Lamonica touched off a 4-0 run by Princeton, a scoring frenzy in which four different players...
...varsity eight, however, the team realizes what it needs to work on for next week. “[Over the last 500 meters], we didn’t get tired but they saw we were losing momentum and we didn’t respond,” senior Laura Martin said. “We’ve been working on our fourth five hundred for a while, and it’s something we are going to have to work on more.” Although back-to-back defeats are disheartening, all that matters for Radcliffe is going...