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...stay away from Logan Airport between now and her pre-trial hearing on Oct. 29, 2007, according to The Tech. Simpson could face as many as 6 months in prison for the disorderly conduct charge, and 5 years for the possession of a hoax device one. The scare was somewhat reminiscent of last January when the Boston Police Department closed roads and bridges in response to a series of illuminated signs promoting the “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” movie that were mistaken for explosive devices. —Staff writer Noah S. Bloom can be reached...
...know if the ad is real. It may have been a crass joke, or an attempt to embarrass final clubs by depicting a blatantly racist, classist, and misogynist member. Yet on email lists and around dinner tables, students wondered whether or not the ad was real. And, somewhat surprisingly, a near unanimity of 14 final club members, both male and female, with whom I spoke, said that they could imagine a Harvard senior writing the post in earnest...
...series of night practices this week, had no problems handling the change in lighting. The players themselves felt taken back in time.“Before the game, I told the guys coming out, ‘If you’re playing college football, you were somewhat of a star in high school, and a lot of guys played under the lights in this kind of environment,’” senior cornerback Steven Williams said. “This is our star treatment. This is a treat, it’s a blessing...
...face it, the gastronomic reputation of the far North is as dim as the winter sun. Sure, beets and pickled herring have been somewhat rehabilitated by ambassadors like Marcus Samuelsson of New York City's Aquavit and TV chef Andreas Viestad, Norway's answer to Jamie Oliver. But the Nordic countries are still far better known internationally for progressive living and modern design than for innovative haute cuisine...
...surprises in the ongoing saga of Madeleine McCann, the 4-year-old British girl who disappeared from her family's vacation apartment in Portugal more than four months ago - the biggest shock occurring earlier this month when Portuguese police officially named her parents as suspects. Still, it was somewhat stunning when a YouGov poll published in the Sunday Times of London this week found that only 20% of Britons think Gerry and Kate McCann are completely innocent...