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This album is growing on me. Slowly, admittedly, but not imperceptibly. When I first put the disc on, I was dismayed by the guitars, overly saturated with distortion and punk-pop sensibility. It didn’t strike me as Blink 182 necessarily, but the same simplistic chord progressions were evident, as were the fuzzboxes and somewhat predictable guitar and drum breaks. Now, a few days later, I’ve gotten better acclimated to this, the first release from Stars Look Down. I’m still not enthralled with frontman Trent Gay’s voice or with...
You’ve heard the hogwash—that Ripken, McGwire and Sosa rescued the game of baseball from the depths of the 1994 MLB players’ strike; that, without a baby Jordan, basketball remains in danger; that the early exit strategies of star college ballers render amateur athletics obsolete...
Indeed, Reese earned an assist on the first Harvard goal of the season, a Tom Cavanagh tally. Two games later, the sophomore notched the Crimson’s lone goal against Colgate, just the team’s third strike of the year. Since then, he’s boosted his overall scoring total to six, courtesy of three goals and three assists...
...defeat terror. Although torturing prisoners may yield some helpful strategic information, it is an indefensible and illegal practice. America’s reputation is weakened every time abuses like these are made public—which in turn likely mitigates the value of that information. Equally important, these practices strike at the very bedrock principles we claim for the basis of pride in our country. America cannot be a beacon of hope in the world if its actions are morally bankrupt, and we are filled with anger and disgust at the leaders in the U.S. government who seem willing...
...shortage of tomatoes throughout the country has forced Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) to strike fresh tomatoes from its menus, according to Martin D. Breslin, executive chef for residential dining. But the Harvard Faculty Club (HFC) and HUDS-catered events have managed to hold strong to the red fruit...