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...advocating more sensible policies. We hope that as Mayor Reeves and many councilors expressed on Monday night, the Licensing Commission will rethink its Byzantine rules in the months and years to come. The Square might be losing Toscanini’s in February, but it should not lose its spirit because of city bureaucrats...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: It's the Institution | 11/30/2006 | See Source »

...only two Nigerians included in your list (the other was novelist Chinua Achebe), and this distinction was no mean achievement. Fela's superhuman energy, his wild and wicked sense of humor and his rebellious attitude revealed a man who refused to let go of his youthful, rebellious spirit throughout his entire life. Your story said he was "an outspoken teenager who never quite grew up." Who ever said that was a shortcoming? Tolulope Ogunlesi Lagos German Chancellor Helmut Kohl undoubtedly brought together East and West Germany, but George H.W. Bush's description of him "as the greatest European leader...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Outstanding European Individuals | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...House atmosphere.” If students aren’t forced to contract for 21 meals per week, they will choose to eat away from their Houses much more often. And if fewer people take their meals in the dining hall, House life and communal spirit will be critically damaged. Or so the argument goes...

Author: By Nikhil G. Mathews | Title: Capitalism for Dinner | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...added Musa. “There needs to be a more long-term solution that addresses the fundamental structure of the College.” The candidates listed the creation of more Harvard-sponsored social space, a new academic calendar, and an increased emphasis on school spirit as potential steps toward creating a better college atmosphere. They topped off the list by suggesting in their statement that “the UC be decided through gladiatorial combat.” The pair said that it had not ruled out working with the UC. “If someone wants...

Author: By Alexandra Hiatt, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Ticket Drops Out, ‘Drunk Idealism’ | 11/28/2006 | See Source »

...Cooks River and some nearby parks; they listened to lectures about pollution, river quality and storm water, played games and painted a colorful canvas mural. The groups didn't mingle much at first; a few self-conscious attempts to break the ice came unstuck. Four Holy Spirit boys sulked under a tree, offended that some Muslim girls had laughed at their Asian names. Some Malek Fahd girls were embarrassed by the physical intimacy between Christian boys and girls. In their hijabs and long-sleeved shirts, the Muslim girls must be feeling the heat. "No sir, I'm used...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Of Middle Australian Appearance | 11/27/2006 | See Source »

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