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The North House Committee held its first Quad-wide Olympics Sunday, featuring 11 unconventional events ranging from pie-throwing to balloon-shaving.
The Olympics, which were last held in 1992, had previously been limited to North House residents. But the North House Committee voted Oct. 2 to invite members of the other Quad houses--Cabot and Currier--to the annual fall event.
Riefenstahl, still witty, athletic and argumentative at age 91, is best known for her film "Triumph of the Will" (also reviewed in this issue) which documents the 1934 Nazi Party rally at Nuremburg. She is also well known for "Olympia," a documentary of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Riefenstahl is also remembered for the critically acclaimed "Olympia," an exhaustive record of the 1936 Summer Olympics, which was revolutionary in its treatment of sports. Many of her innovations are still used today. It is fascinating to watch Riefenstahl describe some of her experiments, like underwater photography of diving events...
Parizeau makes ridiculous almost real claims. He promised that if Quebec were to separate, it would not pay its entire share of the Canadian debt. But at the same time, it would insist that the Canadian government live up to its commitment to subsidize Quebec and potential hosting of the...