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...from President Obama - promises of change, a year of deliberation, and ultimately, adoption of flawed and outdated Bush policies," said Brendan Cummings, senior counsel at the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the more radical green groups. "Short of sending Sarah Palin back to Alaska to personally club polar bear cubs to death, the Obama Administration could not have come up with a more efficient extinction plan for the polar bear...
Compare the essays of “Silk Parachute” to those of McPhee’s “New Yorker” colleague, Malcolm Gladwell: although the writers share an interest in people, their processes are polar opposites. McPhee starts with a detailed discussion of a topic, be it “eccentric food” or Europe’s chalk country, and allows his topic to elucidate a truism about society with such finesse that it seems accidental. Rather than spend pages reveling in the significance of what he has found—like Gladwell?...
Upperclassmen, eager to demonstrate their House spirit, marched into Harvard Yard yesterday adorned in their respective Houses’ shirts, accompanied by an assortment of mascots from the animal kingdom—polar bears, lions, moose, and more. From Pforzheimer House’s sunglass-wearing Quadlings, to Dunster House’s antler-clad supporters, House pride was on display by 8 a.m. Members of Mather House climbed atop the John Harvard statue, while Adams House residents donned suit jackets in preparation for the day’s festivities...
...release of a publicity video preceding the weekly event. To keep away unwanted dinner guests, impromptu pantless dinners take place, building House solidarity and leading to hilarious awkward moments. New traditions keep sprouting up every year. For instance, the polar bear run has become an annual favorite and is usually announced by the ghost of Charles Eliot. Last year, Eliot pranked Adams House by "borrowing" their video game machine...
...questions covered everything from common knowledge to more obscure tidbits, such as the name of John Harvard's boat (Queen's Head) and the color of a polar bear's tongue (black...