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...out…an early chapter of [his] own life,” creates a side-loop off the main spiral of his memory. Instead of being allowed to continue on our journey through the foldings of the author’s psyche, we are instead directed to the twin labyrinths of letters and libraries, caught up in a journalistic inquiry...
Tuesday’s twin protests of a career panel that included the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) marked the best of times and the worst of times for campus activism and free speech. While the Harvard Social Forum (HSF) offered a peaceful, reasoned demonstration against perceived abuses of the agencies, another group of student hooligans attempted to disrupt the event with shameful tactics. We have one question for this latter group: How could you go so wrong...
Last month, he issued his second book, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Up Close,” a quest story about a boy searching for answers about his father, who died in the attacks on the Twin Towers. By the mere virtue of the book’s “topic,” Foer has taken his place in American literary history by joining the handful of fiction writers willing to wrestle with the 9/11 terrorist attacks in their work...
...Johannesburg analysts' view, since 1929. The price of gold, which provides more than 50% of South African export earnings, has held stagnant since 1983, and inflation (now 16%) and unemployment (estimated at 8.4% among the work force) were on the rise. The recession hit blacks hardest, and under the twin pressures of economic squeeze and political dissatisfaction, violence flared in the black townships. Much of it was directed at blacks who work in the 47,000-man police force (they constitute more than 50%) or in other government agencies and are often thought to be "collaborators...
Keep an eye on sophomore infielder Kacy Krisman. She has already jacked three home runs and is joined on the squad by her twin sister...