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Forget the CUE guide, the Derek Bok Center and all the attempts of late to transform socially stunted graduate students into Socratic-quality teachers. In the past three years, as I have sat through many poorly-taught sections, I have let my eyes wander, betting that most of my fellow classmates could do a much better job reviewing lecture concepts, explaining grading policies and creating paper topics...
...flew 120 ft.--little more than half the wingspan of a Boeing 747-400. That 12-sec. flight changed the world, lifting it to new heights of freedom and giving mankind access to places it had never before dreamed of reaching. Although the Wright brothers' feat was to transform life in the 20th century, the next day only four newspapers in the U.S. carried news of their achievement--news that was widely dismissed as exaggerated...
...Still, it would be nice if a Crimson sports team did not have to be the best team ever in the history of the sport to catch the school's attention. Ask the men's hockey team how embarrassing it is to have Cornell fans transform Bright Hockey Center into Lynah Rink East...
...Fist-pumping boys screamed along as the older break-up anthems came on, but the newer songs are plenty angry, never fear. Pollard's howled rendition of "Break Free," which he wrote for the new album, was particularly frightening. Lou's soulful lyrics and simple beats on "Flame" transform angst into actual anguish, however, and on many of the pieces from the latest album the guitars do most of the screaming. Due in part to Lou's sore throat, this emphasis on dexterous guitar and bass still conveys the raw emotion and intensity of Sebadoh's songs. Slouching on stage...
...Fist-pumping boys screamed along as the older break-up anthems came on, but the newer songs are plenty angry, never fear. Pollard's howled rendition of "Break Free," which he wrote for the new album, was particularly frightening. Lou's soulful lyrics and simple beats on "Flame" transform angst into actual anguish, however, and on many of the pieces from the latest album the guitars do most of the screaming. Due in part to Lou's sore throat, this emphasis on dexterous guitar and bass still conveys the raw emotion and intensity of Sebadoh's songs. Slouching on stage...