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...keep men in line and in shape, the College developed an athletics program. Teddy Roosevelt, Class of 1880, in particular, campaigned for the creation of a football team to combat the “overcivilization” of students. Today, Harvard boasts an impressive athletics department, but it offers no regimen to show men how they are supposed to act in the 21st century...

Author: By Brian J. Bolduc | Title: Death of a Harvard Man | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

That criticism has lost its bite with autoworkers, considering that Toyota and other foreign makers are taking it on the chin just as much as Detroit. "This attitude, targeting the UAW as the bad guy here or the reason the auto industry is in rough shape - they think that's unjustified, not warranted," says David Lipsky, professor of dispute resolution at Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. And with some reason, says Lipsky, "they were innovative and creative: they built a comfortable lifestyle for middle-class Americans. And now it's turned out to be a house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The UAW Fights Its Image as the Villain of Detroit | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...train?”—Kapilow transforms Dr. Seuss’s classic tale. In addition to adding variety, the creative arrangement and interplay of ritardandos, accelerandos, crescendos, and diminuendos further the emotional component of “Green Eggs and Ham” and shape the plot dimension of the otherwise playful but repetitive rhyme.The biggest success of “Green Eggs and Hamadeus” is the appeal to a remarkably wide range of ages and its interactive, engaging presentation. The line between performers and audience is blurred from the beginning...

Author: By Minji Kim, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Hamadeus' Delights Children | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

...said. The documentary incorporated scenes from Disney classics like “The Little Mermaid,” “Peter Pan,” “Hercules,” and “Mulan,” and argued that they negatively shape children’s conceptualizations of race and gender beneath a guise of innocence and fantasy. For instance, the documentary showed clips from “Aladdin,” “The Jungle Book,” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” contending that...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Event Probes Possible Disney Stereotypes | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...Rand once said there is no such thing as a selfless act, and it turns out that this phenomenon is no exception. My own highly scientific, super official survey showed that a number of people abstaining from liquor were doing it to cut calories and get in shape for spring. Move over Beyoncé, Jesus has the newest diet trend to sweep the campus...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb | Title: Trend Alert: No Alcohol for Lent | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

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