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...activism. Increased discussion with Columbia administrators, collective student pressure upon the Committee on the Core Curriculum (upon which three current undergraduates sit), even sit-ins and picket lines would seem to be more appropriate forms of encouraging progress. Especially in the forum of a higher educational institution, discourse and weight of argument should be relied on to advocate and cajole. Desperation tactics such as the hunger strike should only be resorted to in the direst of circumstances. And even then, protesters risk sensationalism overshadowing their intended message. The multifarious nature of the strike’s inciting incidents seems...
...Untitled” is one of Felix González-Torres’s beloved “candy pours.” The toffees composing the piece shine like an expansive sea, shaped into a rectangle bounded by nothing but the grey floor. The weight of the candy is predetermined, but the curator is allowed to determine the dimensions of the pour. I’m tempted to throw myself into it like a newly coronated prince into his gold coins, or at least to grab a greedy handful like Augustus Gloop in “Charlie...
...you’re the spider, by the way—best embodies the album’s alienated tone. As the band disinterestedly shifts from lazy funk to Radiohead’s electronic quaver, Morrison’s bored vocals are an emotional dead weight: “How can a body move the speed of light / And still find itself in such a rut?” On “Gyroscope,” the band jerks along through the first verse, negotiating frequent time changes. Jason Caddell’s guitar and Joe Easley?...
...United States on a map quickly became an Internet phenomenon. In the years before the Internet, a few might have chuckled as they watched the TV, some may even have shown their friends a clip on a recorded VHS, but her mistake would undoubtedly be soon buried under the weight of real news. Not so today, when the embarrassing video is only a click away on YouTube. Eventually, Miss Teen South Carolina appeared on a talk show to apologize for her flub and answer the question in a reasonable manner. Unfortunately, the large percentage of those mocked on the Internet...
...aren’t too flashy. “It’s not that different,” said David K. Lee ’04, who is currently a student at Harvard Medical School. “The layout is almost exactly the same. At least the weight rooms are mostly in the same places as they were. Except for the smell of fresh paint, it’s not that huge of a difference.” Some said they weren’t too enthused because they’d been hoping for televisions over elliptical...