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Certain words cannot be said out loud without setting off a series of complicated psycho-cultural explosions: the N word among African-Americans, the F word among gays; the C word among Chinese-Americans. Italian-Americans have a similar relationship with a two-syllable word beginning with G that is actually a man's name. And their feelings burst out loud when MTV began promoting its new reality show Jersey Shore, which an off-camera announcer declared would feature the "hottest, tannest craziest Guidos" in New Jersey's beachside communities. Wait, did MTV really just say "Guido...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Italian Americans and the G Word: Embrace or Reject? | 12/12/2009 | See Source »

Who’s to say that Pizzotti won’t be able to make similar progression...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former Harvard QB, Now a Cheesehead | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...move from Singapore to Cambridge, Charlene Neo ’10 had a similar experience with her freshman year host family, with whom she still corresponds regularly...

Author: By Barbara B. Depena, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A New Home, Town | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...hope that the UC will remain proactive in ensuring that a similar situation does not happen in the future. To avoid such debacles, the council should strive for a less divisive election process. Specifically, the UC should take measures to decrease the involvement of EC members in presidential and vice presidential campaigns. While looking to the past and reprimanding those at fault is important, the UC must commit to avoiding this situation in years to come so that representatives can spend their time on business that the student body has elected them to carry...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Sensible Censure | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

...Rozen says, asylum seekers may be turned down for work permits, but a majority finds work, because "officials turn a blind eye." Khamise says there was another reason for his journey. He decided to head for Israel after learning about the Holocaust. "The story of the Jewish people is similar to ours in Darfur, where we are being persecuted as Muslims. That's why I thought Israel would protect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dangers Await Africans Seeking Asylum in Israel | 12/11/2009 | See Source »

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