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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...hyperbolic statements? Don’t you think it cheapens the memory of Jews killed?” Oren denied making the statement, which he wrote in an article for The New Republic. Many other questions and statements equally rattled Oren. Students showed that they are unwilling to stay silent when a uniformed spin doctor tries to rewrite recent history...

Author: By Abdelnasser A. Rashid | Title: Defending the Indefensible | 12/14/2009 | See Source »

...have much of Fanny from which to work,” explained Morris. But the film, which has opened to critical praise for both its story and its commitment to historical accuracy, has created a romance much from Brawne’s perspective, a voice that has remained largely silent for so many years...

Author: By Emily S. Shire, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: John Keats Heats Up Houghton | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...Uganda, Ruben del Prado, was prematurely transferred to India after he quietly held meetings with LGBT groups about the possibility of prevention work among the community. The Ugandan government accused him of holding secret meetings with groups "that promote homosexuality." Since then, Western aid officials have been decidedly silent on the topic of homosexuality and HIV. Officials at UNAIDS, for example, say their organization has adopted a formal policy not to comment on the proposed law. A UNAIDS official in Uganda, who declined to be identified, says the group believes "quiet diplomacy" is the best approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill: Inspired by the U.S. | 12/10/2009 | See Source »

After ten minutes, the table fell silent as Forbes began the Co-op’s weekly meeting, held over dinner each Sunday. This evening, the students discussed the idea of reducing communal dinners to give people a break from cooking during the stress of exams...

Author: By Stephanie B. Garlock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dinner at the Dudley Co-op | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...from his time in the Werhmacht on the apocalyptic Eastern Front to his haunting stay in a rest home for the demented—with a consciousness that remains totally opaque but for his books. But he’s more a symbol than a man: a silent, sage-like alien figure whose enigma never promises anything like life, let alone hope...

Author: By Ryan J. Meehan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Topography of Hell: Roberto Bolaño’s ‘2666’ | 12/4/2009 | See Source »

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