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Over the years, thousands have stepped forward to claim they've seen - or been abducted by - UFOs. Among these witnesses are more than a few famous names. Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of the current Japanese Prime Minister, wrote in a 2008 autobiography that one night while she was sleeping "my soul rode on a triangular-shaped UFO and went to Venus." (Her soul was later returned.) U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich provided one of the oddest moments in the tumultuous 2008 presidential elections when he affirmed in a televised debate that in the 1980s, he and actress Shirley MacLaine witnessed an unidentified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UFOs | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

...cast members: "Respect your audience. Keep the bar as high as you can. Don't talk down to your audience, and don't go for the obvious joke." The troupe - whose early members included Mike Nichols, Joan Rivers and Del Close - became known for its brainy wit as seen in sketches like "Football Comes to the University of Chicago." The routine shows a coach's unsuccessful attempt to teach four students the rules of the game. But they can't seem to operate outside of academia, referring to the football as a "demi-poly-tetrahedron...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Second City | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

Have you ever seen a House Master in a polar bear costume pretend to maul some fake Kirkland students? Well, in this post-House Life Survey world, you better be ready for anything...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Pfoho Celebrates a Victory | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

...that period has also seen a number of high-profile controversies surrounding diversity issues, including the widely reported comments of then-University President Lawrence H. Summers suggesting women might have a lesser aptitude for science and math...

Author: By Tara W. Merrigan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: University Hires Diversity Officer | 12/16/2009 | See Source »

...state, even at the expense of public opinion. For reformists and even some young Iranians, Khomeini's promised benefits of Iran's 1979 Revolution can only come true if a genuine democratic government is allowed to emerge out of the current system. And then there is the Khomeini as seen by a third and growing segment of Iranians: those who are disillusioned with any notion of Islamic democracy - an "oxymoron" for some of the Tehran students who spoke to TIME. They expressed little anger at the video of Khomeini's image being torn, fake or not. They had no real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ayatullah Khomeini Returns to Haunt Iranian Politics | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

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