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This Thanksgiving weekend, an entirely different meal dominated holiday conversation across the nation. President Barack Obama’s first state dinner, held on Nov. 24, proved eventful not because of its guest list of notable dignitaries and celebrities, but due to the presence of uninvited attendees Michaele and Tareq Salahi. These “gatecrashers” managed to infiltrate the private event allegedly in hopes of securing a place in reality television. Their actions reveal our culture’s peculiar and unfortunate fixation with celebrity status and Americans’ desire to achieve it by whatever means...
Technically, Woods isn't legally obligated to say anything more to the cops, who said over the weekend that alcohol was not involved in the accident. Unless law enforcement - in this case the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), which has jurisdiction in traffic-accident investigations - finds some evidence that suggests Woods' crash was more than just a driving mishap, it can't compel him to grant a police interview. "If not, he's only obligated to pay a traffic fine and the cost of the hydrant he knocked over," says an official in Orange County (which includes Orlando and Isleworth...
After a holiday weekend away from Cambridge, the toughest adjustment that we students face may not be from West Coast waves to East Coast ice or from snoozing to studying. Rather, the harshest reality check might have come as a punch to the stomach...
Although Wheeler expressed frustration that Harvard let Saturday’s game slip away, the junior deemed the weekend a success, as the Crimson not only earned a split but also proved that it can keep pace with more heralded programs...
...Crimson stole the ball on consecutive possessions, giving Markley two easy buckets and turning a slim deficit into a 39-35 lead with 17:34 remaining. Markley also notched four blocks, pushing her tournament-record total to 10 on the weekend...