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...class. I hated it. I was alternately bored with the flush language, infuriated by Odysseus’s ego and infidelity, and frustrated by what I saw as Penelope’s pathetic loyalty. I kept on putting down “The Odyssey” to sneak a peek at the next book on the syllabus, which I thought to be far more satisfying: “The Scarlet Pimpernel.”Luckily, my bad experience with “The Odyssey” hasn’t prejudiced me against all the novels with a Homerian essence...

Author: By April B. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'HOMECOMING' REWRITES HOMER | 2/7/2008 | See Source »

...require that students be notified beforehand and have a chance to appeal such an incursion into their account. We applaud this legislation and recommend that the Committee on College Life make the proposed change to the handbook. Though, to our knowledge, the administration has not abused its power to peek into students’ e-mail accounts, students have a right to know exactly how much privacy they can expect and have some assurance that the administration will not conduct fishing expeditions into students’ e-mail before any disciplinary charges have been brought. Furthermore, adding transparency...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Who's Reading My Mail? | 1/4/2008 | See Source »

...peek into animal history in the area, take the road north out of town, then a left on the dirt track to Nieu Bethesda. There, at the foot of Lootsberg Pass (just follow the signs), you'll find the Kitching Fossil Exploration Centre, the world's best record of the Permian period (250 million years ago) when saber-toothed, tiger-sized lizards called gorgonopsians preyed on herds of herbivorous dicynodonts, which had tusks and tortoise-like beaks. Nieu Bethesda has other attractions. The Owl House, decorated with finely ground multicolored glass, was the home and life's work of "outsider...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karoo: Dazzling Desolation | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...European governments were given a peek at the new report prior to its publication on Monday. Following its publication, they joined their U.S. counterparts in reiterating the demand that Iran comply with U.N. demands and prove its program is benign. Iran has admitted to running a clandestine program until 2003. "There are still many open questions, including its uranium enrichment program, which Iran is running despite not having any apparent civilian use for it," said a German official. "Until we have complete confidence that their purposes are 100% peaceful, we should not let them off the hook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe Relieved by Iran Finding | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

Park Avenue Potluck (Rizzoli International Publications) How and what do New York City's wealthiest eat? This book by Florence Fabricant (with the Society of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) lets you peek...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bookshelf | 11/19/2007 | See Source »

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