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...They got pretty wise to us and others looking to compare prices on books,” he said, adding that he has been asked twice to leave the Coop textbook floor. “They’ve had a pretty sharp...

Author: By Anna L. Tong, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sneaky Students Fly the Coop | 9/24/2007 | See Source »

...took off and ran, and saw the middle of the field wide open, and I wasn’t wise enough to slide on that play, which I should have,” O’Hagan said. “I got my bell rung a little...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Topples Brown In Historic Night Game | 9/23/2007 | See Source »

This is the show from hell, and we mean it in a good way. On his 21st birthday, slacker Sam (Bret Harrison) learns that his parents sold his soul to the Devil (Ray Wise). Now Satan has come to collect, drafting him to capture fugitives from Hades--a dirty job but one that gives Sam a purpose in life for the first time. A kind of male Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reaper is the funniest network pilot of the season and a devil of a good time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downtime: Oct. 1, 2007 | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

...Some traditional secularists disagree, however, doubting whether lifting the ban is wise. "I used to be in favor of allowing headscarves in universities," Ertugrul Ozkok, editor in chief of the influential Hurriyet daily wrote today. "But after the [July 22] elections I have my doubts. Can we be sure that women in Anatolian universities will be able to resist the social pressure to cover up?" The editor, whose newspaper has traditionally supported secularist laws, said he was worried about vigilantes singling out women who did not cover their hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkish PM: End Ban on Headscarves | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

...said: "The right to a higher education cannot be restricted because of what a girl wears. There is no such problem in Western societies. I believe it is the first duty of those in politics to solve this problem." Altinay, at the Open Society, cautioned that Erdogan would be wise to try to convince secularists about need for the changes and not use his majority carelessly. "He can do it, but it would not be advisable," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turkish PM: End Ban on Headscarves | 9/20/2007 | See Source »

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