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...students will have deeper questions,” said head teaching fellow Kelly L. Gibson. “I think it’s something they can prepare more for.” Students further praise the cyber-meetings with getmedieval (McCormic’s online identity) for giving oft intimidating office hours a more laid back tone: “It was very casual,” said Jenny D. Wanger ’09 of her Skype experience. “We were chatting and he was in his office and I was in my room...
...distinctly uninspiring and combative style of his opponent. It remains to be seen, however, just how valuable the American people believe this x-factor to be contra John McCain—a candidate with Hillary’s foreign policy credentials and without such widespread (albeit superficial and oft-overstated) “dislikeability.” Painting a Purple Heart winner as “anti-hope,” I would hazard, could present a few new challenges for the Obama spin machine...
...respect Nader’s right to run and agree that third-party candidacies strengthen our democracy by pressing the two major parties to take stronger positions on oft-neglected issues. But if Nader is running as a steward of democracy, we can’t help but question his stated reason for candidacy...
...Harvard, the closest most students get to a free lunch is HUDS. But Phillipa “Pippa” G. Eccles ’09 has been granted a year-long reprieve from oft-dreary Harvard dining—she’s just been named b.good’s Customer of the Year...
...never been difficult to reconcile my love for hip-hop with my eternal devotion to Gordon Sumner. Like the best rap music, the Police always had funky basslines, rhythm-driven songs, and an oft-maligned intellectual underside. But after the Puffy sob-fest “I’ll Be Missing You,” I figured the party was over. 11 years later, imagine my surprise when a respected Atlanta rap stalwart releases not one, but two tracks prominently featuring samples from the Police on an otherwise “back-to-basics” album. In addition...