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...racially fraught era and the accompanying civil rights movement. Yet even this element feels derivative—with its ethic of racial harmony by virtue of athletic success, “The Express” calls to mind “Remember the Titans” more than it ought to.Still, despite its staleness, fan of the sports movie will find plenty to like in “The Express.” Rob Brown has a warm smile that exudes the genuine amiability that was the hallmark of the real Ernie Davis. More importantly, given the wealth of football...
...Tenebrae, I suppose?” Cordelia asked Charles Ryder in Evelyn Waugh’s novel. “Well, if you had you’d know what the Jews felt about their temple. Quomodo sedet sola civitas...it’s a beautiful chant. You ought to go once, just to hear...
...shortage of affordable housing make survival tenuous for so many Americans. But the help we deign to provide comes with strings that tie up poor people’s worth as human beings into their status as dependents. We suddenly gain the authority to tell them how they ought to live and even attempt to sterilize them, as if a human’s worth to a society were solely in her economic productivity. We develop myths about welfare queens, making public assistance recipients into ingrates who ought to be thankful for the little they receive from our hard-earned...
...happy-a-families are alike, but each unhappy family is...extremamente unhappy-ah.”Felicity looked up at him, impressed by his insight. “Such wisdom, Prince!” she cooed. “Could you perhaps advise me what I ought to have for luncheon?”Ollie raised an aristocratic eyebrow and looked at the Viscountess with an evaluating eye.“Signiora, my impression of your character informsa me that you cannot enjoy spaghetti.”“Of course not!” Felicity said...
...Crimson Staff is correct in its assessment that students ought to take personal precautions in unsafe times. This is partly achieved through simple steps such as walking with companions late at night or calling upon the complementary Harvard University Campus Escort Program (HUCEP) when alone in an isolated area. However, the Staff’s suggestion that this crime wave has come about primarily because of lack of attention by students to their personal safety ignores several key factors at play in this issue. First, the Staff glosses over the substantial role that the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) does...