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Over the past few days, a feeling of frustration and helplessness has swept over me. As firefighters and volunteers stand side-by-side passing buckets of debris from what were once the twin pillars of the New York skyline, I wish I could join them. Instead I sit in the Langdell Law Library with several books arrayed before me, attending classes and living the ordinary life of a college student. But in this extraordinary period of history, I question my purpose and my future path...
...fear that has swept the country in the aftermath of last week’s terrorist attacks has infiltrated several Harvard ethnic and religious groups...
...clarinetist, aimed to create a lively, elegant design that would "have a voice. I wanted even the type to be lyrical," she says. Photo editors Marie Tobias and Jessica Taraski complemented that voice by encouraging their subjects to have fun in the photographers' studios. South African singer Brenda Fassie "swept into her session like some marvelous rock-'n'-roll diva, wearing snakeskin boots," Tobias recalls. Tobias and Taraski insisted that Fassie keep the boots on for the shoot, which she did, barely suppressing the impulse to dance in them to the strains of Aerosmith, which were blaring in the studio...
Although Cobain has typically been portrayed by the media as a deeply committed musician who became swept up and ultimately overwhelmed by the accidental mass appeal of his art, the newest biography of the Nirvana frontman attempts to convince the reader otherwise. Heavier than Heaven (Hyperion, 381 pp., $24.95), by former Seattle music journalist Charles Cross, details the short and tumultuous life of a man who had always dreamed of being a Rock Star, drawing on evidence from over four years of research, 400 interviews and love letters and entries from Cobain’s private journals...
...Wednesday, the government and the airlines had settled on a number of changes, and Secretary Mineta announced the new measures. The steps include: a high visibility display of law enforcement (possibly military police) at big airports, most notably in Washington and New York. All major airports will be swept by FAA and airport security before they are reopen. Knives, including the seemingly innocent Swiss Army knives, will no longer be allowed on aircraft or sold in airports. The FAA will consider expanding the use of 'sky marshals' who are armed law enforcement agents who regularly ride on US commercial aircraft...