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...gained some exam-induced pounds—now is the time to reward yourself for passing them (hopefully). Wander the nocturnal Rue Crescent and admire the fashionable foreign students spilling out of Montreal’s hottest clubs like Electric Avenue and Karina. If you are feeling predatory, try Peel Pub, where beer, cheap shooters and McGill freshman vomit all flow freely. Listen to some alternative rock and punk bands at Les Foufounes Electriques. Try not to notice that all of the students are back in class as you headbang to silence. In a shocking twist of fate, the city...

Author: By Firth M. Mceachern, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Clip'N'Save | 1/18/2007 | See Source »

...Republicans have no interest in making things easy for their Democratic usurpers. They plan to offer their own bills and hope to peel off conservative Democrats to form majorities. On contentious measures, Reid will have to muster 60 votes, the number needed in the Senate to cut off a filibuster. Bush also has the veto. "We don't want to look like sore losers," says a senior House G.O.P. aide. "But our strategy will be to show the contrast between Republicans and Democrats and make our voices louder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Long Will the Democrats' Party Last? | 1/2/2007 | See Source »

...publications, but it should not have a special, exalted status. Giving athletes special advantages for throwing a ball hard or running quickly undermines the meritocracy that the College should strive for in its admissions process.Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Harvard and other institutions need to find a way to peel back the glossy covers of wealthy students’ applications. This can be done somewhat in an interview, but there really is no clear solution given the current applications and standards for admission. The SAT is clearly flawed, counselor recommendations and grades are too variable to rely on, and essays...

Author: By Shai D. Bronshtein, | Title: Make the Admissions Game Fair | 9/21/2006 | See Source »

...from Château Memoires Cadillac in Sauternes, France. Imagine a glass of fresh-squeezed orange juice laced with a sweet fragrance and no bitterness, and the flavor of this magnificent wine comes into focus. It had a perfect sugar/acid balance, an effervescent aroma of orange peel, and a slight cedar backbone...

Author: By Kyle L. K. Mcauley | Title: What I Can’t Get in Cambridge | 8/11/2006 | See Source »

...that when stranded men are rescued by women it's comedy but when women are rescued by men it's an action film? Females have exactly the same rights to louse up and slack off and be really immature and dysfunctional as men do. If you put a banana peel in front of us, do we not slip? Enough is enough. The time has come to rise up, my sisters! Let's fight for our right to be in the wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Where Have All the Cary Grants Gone? | 7/31/2006 | See Source »

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