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That strange and sometimes brilliant testament aside, Sam Tanenhaus has now written the best biography that Chambers is likely to receive, Whittaker Chambers (Random House; 638 pages; $35). Tanenhaus' account, essentially sympathetic, is patient, admirably balanced and fascinating in its rich detail. On the great litmus question of postwar politics--which of them was telling the truth?--Tanenhaus is clear. Walking again through all the familiar elements of the case (the Woodstock typewriter, the Bokhara rug, the prothonotary warbler, the famous Pumpkin Papers), Tanenhaus shows, if anyone still doubts it, that Alger Hiss was lying...
...room was a mess of people crying," said sophomore Cristen Deveney. "I think this serves as a testament to how great she's been. We will definitely miss her and her energy...
Digitas is an organization committed to enriching the student community through technology. We created CDA with the intent of helping students to make faster, more informed decisions about their courses. The thousands of accesses to the website is a testament to its usefulness, and we have received nothing but positive response from users. Digitas hopes to continue to offer and improve on CDA in the coming semesters. --Alex Wong '98-99, President --Ken Shan '99, Technical Director, Digitas
...great, but the Harvard squad did much to prove its insurgent claim to national prominence. The fact that the team maneuvered itself into a position to claim second place so late in the season in a league that generally has two top-twenty teams--Penn and Cornell--is a testament to their continuing improvement...
...York Times that "psychologically, Darger was undoubtedly a serial killer," a wildly irresponsible judgment, since practically nothing is known about his character, and in any case, he never harmed a fly; much the same--and on the same evidence--could be said about the authors of the Old Testament...