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...voice was added to the chorus of on-campus media this Wednesday with the introduction of the Harvard “Disorientation Guide,” a left-leaning web primer aimed at revealing “the many holes in Harvard’s carefully-crafted image,” according to the website. The “Disguide” covers topics as diverse as the history of racism at Harvard, the role that the University has played in the country’s wars, and final clubs. Editors of the guide say they seek to present...
...terrorism seriously. It includes such devastating truths as "[The attack] was carried out by a tiny group of people with trivial resources operating from one of the poorest, least industrial of all nations... In some ways they were more globalized than we were." Those looking for a neutral primer on the background of the events of 9/11 will probably not do any better than this handy book...
...trudge through the Core by taking whatever fits their schedule, doing as little work as possible, and adhering to the cram-and-purge school of exam-taking. The Curricular Review promises big changes to all this—eventually.But until that day comes, use the Confi Guide as a primer on using (and abusing?) the Core, especially for incoming freshmen (and you juniors who still have six Cores left to kill).Those of you who wish to use the Core as your gateway to academic experimentation are welcome to, though this primer probably won’t help you much...
Tenet entered the Oval Office first, to prebrief Bush for four or five minutes. This was common practice: a short confidential primer from Tenet, so Bush could be authoritative and updated when others arrived...
...latest salvo in Moulitsas? war on the right is Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics,(www.crashingthegate.com) a primer co-written with Jerome Armstrong on wresting control of the Democratic party away from consultants and D.C. power brokers, a group that Moulitsas refers to as "that clubby elite club." Many of Moulitsas? colleagues in the blog world wonder if Moulitsas isn?t a member of that club himself. He claims to have used the site to funnel over $1 million to Democratic candidates across the country and is enough of a power broker to have...