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...Like a fairly significant number of other Harvard students, I have succumbed to the siren song of the gossip blogosphere. I thrive on constant updates on campus celebrities. I check SexandtheIvy.com.I consider IvyGate a legitimate news source. I’ve even been known to visit CampusOTR. With papers unfinished and take-home exams gathering dust, I follow the every move of such luminaries as Lena Chen and “Lamont Guy” with bated breath. But why are they so fascinating...
...hall at Harvard Law School (HLS) Friday. Gawley, an HLS graduate, focused his talk on the highly publicized all-in-one contracts of big-name stars such as Madonna and Jay-Z. He said that despite the threat of music piracy to CD sales, the music industry continues to thrive with profitable tours and merchandising. “Music has never been more popular,” said Gawley, adding that he is not convinced by claims of the record industry’s imminent demise. “The music industry will survive, but in what form...
...designers like Gianni Versace, the minimalist '90s were another story. By 1989 the Ratti business had gone public, but despite Signor Ratti's attempt to branch out?adding jerseys, silk blends and facilities specializing in yarn-dyed silks?it was tough for a company famous for ebullient prints to thrive in a decade devoted to dour black...
...wards that make up the political machine thrive on delivering the vote come Election Day. But they also exist for the patronage and other help that ward leaders and committee persons can offer their people. Like all dreamers, Grandpop was a walker of the neighborhood. He took us on evening walks through Hunting Park, his Phillies cigar a regular part of the ritual. On the way home, he'd stop at the corner next to the subway stop, get the bulldog edition of the Inquirer and chat with the guy selling the papers. That corner, one of my brothers recalled...
...season and, so far, cellar-dweller status in the Ivy League have been quite a shock to the perennially-contending Harvard baseball team. The Crimson (1-18, 0-4 Ivy) continued its woeful season at the plate and watched suddenly hot Columbia (9-16, 5-1) thrive in wet, frigid weather yesterday. The Lions swept the doubleheader, taking the first game, 2-0, behind a complete game shutout from Joe Scarlata, and hitting their way to a 10-2 rout in the nightcap. “We just needed something to happen, and the bats were silent...