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...fate of the kingdom of Rohan is hanging by a thread as the evil Orcs swarm the mountain fortress of Helm?s Deep. Under blood-red clouds, Aragorn and his small band of men stand shoulder to shoulder against the invading hordes, who are hobbling around on freakish weapon/crutches. The elf warrior Legolas mounts a promontory to fire arrows at the Orc targets: FFWWOOSH, FFWWOOSH, FFWWOOSH...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bringing Lord of the Rings to the Stage | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...Murphy said he has not been approached by Allied employees. “The question is ultimately will Harvard continue its path of worker appreciation,” said Harris, the union organizer. “In the same situation as they did with the janitors, will it stand behind its security workforce and show its support?” SEIU’s janitors won an increase in starting pay during contract negotiations with Harvard last fall. —Staff writer Benjamin L. Weintraub can be reached at bweintr@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Benjamin L. Weintraub, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Allied Security Guards Push for Unionization | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...sustained and exceptionally nasty political onslaught. That Lawrence Summers refused to confront his critics has made it that much harder for those who shared some of his views. More than his departure, I regret that he failed to set students a better example of how a person can stand up for his opinions. My colleagues say they are now eager to get on with the business of curricular reform that they subordinated for several years to the task of expelling President Summers. The most crucial reform would require ensuring greater intellectual diversity among those who teach the students. The dearth...

Author: By Ruth R. Wisse, | Title: Lack of Faculty Tolerance Bodes Ill For Students | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...Watkins took the witness stand wearing the same purple suit she sports on the website advertising her $30,000 speeches, and weathered the ire of defense attorneys, who implied her testimony was little more than another stop on her book tour, in an often testy afternoon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Enron Whistleblower's Day in Court | 3/17/2006 | See Source »

...could totally do a round robin,” Jacoby says excitedly as he examines the list.That plan doesn’t work out. The format for the battle is as improvised as the contestants’ flows. At the beginning of the show, seven rappers stand onstage. Four one-on-one rounds produced four semi-finalists, who then compete for the two final spots. Despite talk of a “losers’ bracket,” one never materializes.Darius P. Felton ’08, co-director of TDS, is more reserved about the upcoming battle...

Author: By Jake G. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freestylers Battle, But Does It Really Matter? | 3/16/2006 | See Source »

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