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...work - pretentiousness. i'm serious. our product is not fucking offensive enough. it is not "in the know" and it should be. i want everything edgy and i want everything incredibly obnoxious. i want you offending people and making this organization cutting edge. even if you are not cool, pretend you are. our readers should think you are. i am not on crack. i've decided to get vicious. so impress...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the (K)now | 10/27/2000 | See Source »

...very reason that its payment is a community responsibility, the termbill must not be taken out of the hands of the community of students to determine. The council cannot pretend to exercise this kind of representative power; the students have not endowed it so and did not vote for their representatives with such issues in mind. I believe a termbill hike would be a good thing, and I believe that the council deserves the ability to raise the fee along with inflation--but I do not believe that to assume such powers without student input through a referendum would...

Author: By Stephen E. Sachs, | Title: Students' Rights Come First | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...matter the ethics involved in pre-teen pop, children around the world still stand in front of their mirrors with pretend-microphones in their hands and dreams of stardom on their minds. Little Aaron Carter is ready to become as big as his brother Nick, and with his adult teeth finally growing in and his sprite blond hair newly cut, he is ready to be more than just "the little prince of pop." But whether his early fame will be an asset or a liability remains to be seen...

Author: By Yan Fang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Boys (and Girls) Are Back in Town | 10/20/2000 | See Source »

...strive to be appreciated for ourselves. While the previous generation was defined by the saying "Don't trust anyone over 30," ours can be summed up by the motto "Pretend that you are already over 30." People, we're in our early 20s and we already buy into the status quo and dream of owning a split-level home with a two-car garage--no wonder we're unhappy...

Author: By Christina S. Lewis, | Title: Keeping Up With the Joneses | 10/18/2000 | See Source »

...safe, it's TV's answer to the date movie. But the laid-back Cavanagh is winning as a Quixote determined to win his love by making "a complete ass" of himself. He's the male version of the beautiful blond with glasses--a handsome guy we can pretend will have to work to get the girl. Whether you hail from Springfield or Soho, you'll want to take him home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Quirky Quixote | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

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