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...self-centered and arrogant, and he struggles to understand why the celebrity status he enjoyed at home carries no weight in his new surroundings. As he’s pursued by an army led by the blandly malevolent General Grawl (Gary Oldman), Chuck finds himself forced—albeit predictably??to come to terms with his excessive narcissism. In a similar realization, Lem neatly delivers a moral lesson to his fellow townspeople regarding the danger of blindly fearing the unknown...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Planet 51 | 11/20/2009 | See Source »

...petty technicalities. Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology Steven Pinker has too much faith in science’s divinity to risk exposing students to a “Reason and Faith” requirement. Maier Professor of Political Economy Benjamin M. Friedman ’66 acts predictably??though not irrationally of course—when he demands more stature in the curriculum for the poor, scorned, and maligned discipline of economics. Professor of Biology and of Geology Charles R. Marshall, who teaches Science B-57, “Dinosaurs and Their Relatives,” seems...

Author: By Sahil K. Mahtani | Title: The Meta-Electives Club | 11/3/2006 | See Source »

...change. I grant that the quarters, dimes, and nickels come in handy for photocopiers or vending machines, but every day I find myself staring down at Abraham Lincoln and asking, “What am I going to do with you?” The reply is always silence, predictably??but also appropriately, because even the animate among us can’t come up with a good answer. Indeed, it is high time to abolish the penny from our pockets because, sadly, it isn’t worth a red cent. Literally, it is worth one cent...

Author: By Nathaniel S. Rakich, | Title: The Penny Pinch | 10/18/2006 | See Source »

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