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...death of rapper Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, is not only chilling and tragic, but also deeply symbolic. The deaths of popular icons often reflect the flaws or excesses of their generations. The fates of Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrision were representative of the pitfalls of a drug culture; Kurt Cobain's suicide exemplified the nihilistic and selfdestructive elements of the so-called Generation X. Biggie's slaying, especially because it was so closely preceded by the death of Tupac Shakur, is indicative of a hip-hop culture that is too often obsessed with mindless violence...
...lyrics merely reflect violence and vendettas, or can they intensify feuds and provoke retaliation? The question of whether art imitates life or life imitates art becomes hopelessly confused. Both Tupac and Biggie presented a glorified caricature of the gangsta lifestyle, boasting of slaying opponents in a hail of gunfire. Yet, their criminal bravado was not merely an act; they each accumulated long rap sheets and spent time in prison...
...here to make a purely unrestricted gift to the College in good conscience after having dealt firsthand with many slow-to-change policies over the years. We are not asking for miracles--it is certainly not too much to ask to have the composition and talents of the Faculty reflect the composition and needs of the student body--but we hope that by not simply giving blindly into the pot, we can leave the legacy of a better Harvard experience for the students to come...
...order to encourage reader comments, here are some sample comments that might reflect some of your concerns about The Crimson. Then again, they might not. But I won't know if you don't tell...
...content of the two documents is so puerile and outrageous that one is tempted to believe they are parodies," Nye wrote in the memo. "If serious, they reflect a level of ignorance and cowardice unworthy of a member of this community...