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...what if our parents had made us use our small windfall to pay for our share of the household's food? What if mom had said, "Junior, if you want your macaroni and cheese tonight, you'll have to hand over that buck-seventy-five." Thankfully, this never happened to us, but it perfectly captures the spirit of the student-College dynamic with regard to the construction of a new student center...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Sour Taste | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Despite his dubious status as the poster boy of the new generation of mom-approved modern rock, Lang is still a mere pupa in terms of his musical maturation. Case in point: his live show at the Orpheum last Saturday night. From the last row of the balcony, I was not afforded a proper view of the rising star. The best I could make out was a gel-spiked head which bobbed furiously to the beat of the manic drummer. Clad in a black tank top which accentuated his spindly silhouette, Lang affected and effected the look of a rock...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HERE'S JONNY! | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...first person to register her comment was, of course, my mom. I'm going to stereotype my family right now and say that South Asian parents--and particularly mothers--are health fanatics. After waiting four days to call my mother (I knew she was going to flip out) I was totally expecting the barrage of questions. Our frantic conversation went like this...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, | Title: Sympathy Strikes | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...Mom: "Putti," she said, using my family nickname, "Are you feeling all right? You sound tired. Are you sleeping enough? What did you eat today? Are you taking Vitamin...

Author: By Aparna Sridhar, | Title: Sympathy Strikes | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

...leading students to believe that all lifestyle choices are equally valid. Last year's The Shadow University updates this idea-Alan Charles Kors and Harvey Silverglate argue that institutions of higher learning have gradually become reeducation camps. Where once parents could expect their progency to continue receiving moral guidance, Mom and Dad now are told to sign the checks and get out of the way so that junior can overcome 18 years of outmoded instruction. But while progressive brainwashing may be a new idea, the idea of persecuting the Greeks...

Author: By Ilya Shapiro, | Title: Civilizing Animal House | 3/9/1999 | See Source »

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