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...only does he know better than the major media outlets, he’s discovered the real reason why the U.S., the EU, Jordan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia supported the position that Hamas instigated this recent conflict in Gaza: They were brainwashed by the biased mass media. Unfortunately, Mr. Moore’s facile and foolish belief that the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was Israel’s only motivation for its incursion into Gaza misstates the root cause of Israel’s actions. The kidnapping of Cpl. Gilad Shalit, a direct violation of Israel?...

Author: By Rebecca M. Rohr, | Title: Israel Is Interested In More Than One Soldier | 10/13/2006 | See Source »

...parents and roommates can be nerve-racking. For instance, roommates are often accustomed to calling each other by nicknames or by their last names, which can lead to some awkward exchanges. The first time my parents met my roommates they were treated to this introduction: “Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Kester. I’m Adam, Kester’s roommate.” I winced when I recalled the story my parents always tell about how much effort they put into choosing “Eric” as my name. At least he didn?...

Author: By Eric A. Kester | Title: The Visit | 10/13/2006 | See Source »

...franchise, spewing out inane narration-drivel about how “YOU’VE SEEN HIS HORROR. YOU’VE SEEN HIM WORK. NOW, SEE HIS LEGEND GROW” and so on. Who the hell is “he?” Is his name Mr. Saw? I have no idea. I have to believe that the deep-throated horror-narrator guy that they have for every such trailer is just sick of promoting these “Saw” offspring. Didn’t the second one just come out like a few months...

Author: By Abe J. Riesman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Best Part of the Movie | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...Princeton graduate with over $80,000 owed in loans, Noah has the lucrative job—it pays $395 dollars an hour—of teaching SAT strategies to the denizens of Park Avenue. But is tutoring miniature millionaires with drug addictions easy? Well yes, it actually is. As Mr. Thayer, the father of Noah’s two students puts it, “All you do is teach seventh-grade math to eleventh-graders...You’re paid to be friends with my children and photocopy words out of the dictionary...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tutors of the Rich and Famous | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

...children of whom Mr. Thayer speaks, Dylan and Tuscany, are entertaining, but a bit flat. Dylan is a drugged out 17-year-old who has no motivation to do anything but go to clubs, chat on Instant Messenger and sleep. He certainly doesn’t care about the SAT, though he has an amusing tendency of incorporating Harriet Tubman into every essay. Dylan’s sister Tuscany is a 15-year-old Lolita. She easily seduces older men and pretends not to care about school, though underneath the pink sparkly exterior, she is actually interested in learning...

Author: By Aliza H. Aufrichtig, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tutors of the Rich and Famous | 10/11/2006 | See Source »

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