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DIED. FRITZ SCHOLDER, 67, Expressionist painter and sculptor best known for bringing a fresh eye to so-called Indian art in the 1960s and '70s; of complications from diabetes; in Scottsdale, Ariz. One-quarter Native American, he initially refused to paint Indians, saying he hated the usual sentimental images of them as noble savages. In 1967, vowing to depict "real, not red," he changed his mind. His "Indian" series included the still striking rendering of a Native American man wrapped in an American flag, based on 19th century prison photographs of Indians dressed in surplus flags after their tribal regalia...
...fleeting. A day later, the South Korean Unification Ministry official in charge of the Kaesong project, Cho Myung Kyun, seemed to contradict Ban, saying "no particular decision has been made on the project yet" and that companies planning to invest there should assume it's business as usual...
...into their own hands by reproducing coursepacks at local copy shops without regard for copyright law. According to student accounts, in one course an undergraduate photocopied a coursepack on reserve at Lamont library for every other member of the class, and not a single one was sold through the usual copyright-abiding means. In another account, Coop employees openly suggested that undergraduates illegally reproduce the Government 90qa coursepack to avo mid its nearly $500 cost...
...strategy reminiscent of recent cinema history: use the vision of independent artists on big studios’ big-budget bonanzas. It is the career path followed by such well-known directors as Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon to The Hulk), Brian Singer (The Usual Suspects to X-Men) and Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead to Spider Man 2), and one that often leads, interestingly enough, to comic book adaptations...
...Glazer ’06, the College’s newest Undergraduate Council president. A Harvard student looking to succeed in politics—how unique and exciting! But I am a diligent reporter. I take my assignments seriously. I collected my notebook, swallowed my pride, and donned my usual professional attire: unwashed hair in a ponytail, no makeup, and the clothes I had been wearing for the past 36 hours. I’m diligent, sure, but not that diligent. Mr. President and the occupants and staff of Winthrop Dining Hall would have to deal...