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...signs, and forms, and idioms, of belonging—and unbelonging.” While appropriate for faculty, or even upperclassman concentrators, this sort of esoteric framework needs to be clarified and translated into less intimidating language before it is presented to undergraduates. Otherwise, the English department will scare away the very students it is hoping to attract.Because of the ambiguity of the modules and the greater freedom of choice under the new system, it is good that the curricular overhaul will be accompanied by an overhaul of departmental advising. Massive curricular changes must go hand-in-hand with greater...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: The English Revolution | 12/9/2008 | See Source »

...they need be brought up at all) are tossed in only for the flickers of recognition they draw from the audience. In one scene, the villain warns with a sinister sneer that the bracelet Martin wears is full of the same liquid explosives that caused the 2006 airport scare in the UK. If Martin strays too far from his car, the liquids will automatically mix and blow him up. Similarly, when hacking into computer systems, Martin’s friend extraneously quips, “You want to see the invasion plans for Iran?” In another parallel...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Transporter 3 | 12/5/2008 | See Source »

...supposed to risk all of that on Northwest or US Air, a.k.a. Northworst and Useless Air, formerly Allegheny a.k.a. Agony Air? I see the connection: you fly to D.C. on a previously bankrupt airline as you contemplate the bankruptcy of your own company. The experience should be enough to scare you into devising a scheme to save your own company from such a fate. But wouldn't this be a case of America's worst-run manufacturing companies relying on America's worst-run service companies? There'd be a 50% to 75% chance of the CEOs showing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why the Big Three Should Fly Corporate Jets | 12/3/2008 | See Source »

...amazing nights together, he jetted back to Paris and she to her New England home. Where things will progress from here is unclear, but Analisa is hopeful. "The idea of living in Paris definitely gels with how I see my future," she admits. "Down the line, that doesn't scare me. But this tentative 'What's next? What do we want?' - that's scary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making It Work Long-Distance | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

...Kormann denies what he calls "scare tactic" allegations, insisting there's "no scientific proof that cocaine substitution would be effective." And he says that the price tag for keeping an addict in the program and off the street - approximately $300 a week - is far lower than what taxpayers would have to shell out if he or she were on the street. A 2004 World Health Organization report concluded that for every dollar invested in the HAT program, $12 is saved on law enforcement, judicial, and health costs. While both sides debate the issue, ultimately the decision on HAT's fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Swiss Heroin Program is Put to a Vote | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

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