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...made to each other about dining hall food, messy roommates, and Yale. While the goal often seems to be the groan-snicker of recognition that comes with the umpteenth comment about these constants of life, even in song form the well-worn jokes have gotten somewhat dull from repetition. They often seem obligatory, as if authors Aliza H. Aufrichtig ’08 and Ximena S. Vengoechea ’08 felt duty-bound to include everybody’s favorite punching bags...
While we were walking by the Lampoon building, a car slowed down, and two men in the car started shouting at us, calling us “faggots.” Somewhat upset, I shouted back that they should not make such remarks here. As soon as I took a step towards them and responded to their verbal attacks, they stopped the car, stepped out, and continued shouting homophobic slurs. It all happened so quickly...
...deployed: dominant female villains, forays into violence and physical comedy, and the deployment of actors into elaborate, atmospheric sets that enhance the bleak spaces that separate them emotionally. Though some of his tropes can be grating—the alternations between loud yelling, electronica, and animalistic sexuality has grown somewhat predictable—we have all witnessed in Donahue’s work the genesis of a style, and the preliminary efforts of a professional talent of whom we will no doubt hear again...
...more pathetic than apathetic: to use a favorite phrase, we sweat the people in power. “Identifying with the system seems somewhat peculiar to Harvard,” said Mackinnon. “Most students identify with the underdog...
...taken on a new level of power and importance. They have the power to influence many key “wedge issues” which include abortion, gun control, and the separation of church and state among others. Given this tremendous mandate, it is essential that judicial nominees be somewhat moderate and representative of the wishes of the people. The elimination of the filibuster would allow for the nomination of judges at the extremes of the political and legal spectrum...