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...deer were not shot by the hunters in the fall, most of them would starve to death during the winter. Deer in Massachusetts are vastly overpopulated, as dense as 40 deer per square mile in some areas. The hunting season is overseen by the Department of Fish and Game to ensure that the population is culled to match the habitat’s capacity to sustain it. On the other hand, death by slug or buckshot is neither pretty nor peaceful. And sometimes the deer is only wounded, not killed. The volunteers assisting the paraplegic hunters must then chase after...

Author: By Melissa W. Inouye, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hunting and Hope | 11/27/2002 | See Source »

...edge of the woods, overlooking a meadow. The volunteers helped Vito out of the truck, trundled his wheelchair over the leaves to the stand, gave him his shotgun, and said, “See you half an hour after sunset.” Then we drove half a mile away to wait and listen...

Author: By Melissa W. Inouye, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hunting and Hope | 11/27/2002 | See Source »

Rabbit-Proof Fence is the true story of three Aboriginal girls yanked from their families to learn English prayers and Stephen Foster songs. The eldest, Molly, 14 (the gifted Everlyn Sampi), determines to take the two others home--a 1,200-mile walk along the fence that provides their only map. If Quiet American is a love story, this is a chase movie (Simon Legree after three Little Evas) across parched outback terrain, captured with rapturous authenticity by cinematographer Christopher Doyle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: The Power but No Glory | 11/25/2002 | See Source »

Following the breast cancer walks, a series of coincidences brought her to a seven-day, 75-mile trek across the South African wilderness last summer to raise money for AIDS research. In this effort, she raised $10,000—mostly from individuals she knew and matching company grants...

Author: By Hana R. Alberts, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Woman To Climb African Peak | 11/19/2002 | See Source »

Eminem sailed into Barcelona last week for the MTV Europe Music Awards on an updraft of hot reviews and the box office success of his movie debut. 8 Mile, a semi-autobiopic starring the rapper - whose talent is fast rendering his many controversies irrelevant - grossed $54.5 million in its first weekend in the U.S. What's more, 8 Mile and Eminem's performance has been generating serious Oscar buzz (yes, it really has), and the sound track from his movie went straight to the top of the Billboard 200. If there had been a Best Crossover...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 8 Mile High and Rising | 11/17/2002 | See Source »

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