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Fenno woke up to screaming. This, unfortunately, was not an infrequent occurrence. He really needed to move out of Gropius one of these days. And like so many of the times that he was forced to scrabble his way out of a sound sleep due to the howling of his dorm mates, the banging of the nearby construction, or his own dry cleaning vapor induced choking, Fenno realized he had bloodshot eyes, a splitting headache, and no idea what time of the day or night it might be.
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What do door-to-door canvassing campaigns, YouTube videos, and balloon-studded ballrooms have in common? No, not the Democratic or Republican primaries. The correct answer is HL Central's Tacky Prom 2008. This ageless event was born anew as tacky costumes, King and Queen campaigns and Saturday evening Pound Hall romance plots all reached new heights in the latest installment of the Winter Classic.
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Kermit scheduled all of his classes in Austin. He loves Austin because most professors don't use the microphone and he can just sit in the back of class, plug in his ear-buds and study the latest Colbert Report clips without being disturbed by talking.
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Record editors were intrigued when we stumbled upon this job announcement in mid-December: "Professor Elizabeth Warren needs a student to attend each Bankruptcy class in the spring semester to help her keep track of which students she has called on. Surely no student wants to be left out, so it will be the Teaching Assistant's role to be sure that Professor Warren spends quality class time with each person.
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One is a steely policy wonk, the other a soaring rhetorician. One has navigated the treacherous waters of the old boys' club, carving out a reputation as an "iron lady" in a world that had hitherto been ruled by men. The other is known for his ruminations on the nature of identity and his grandiose speeches advocating national pride and unity.
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Last Wednesday night, deep within a subterranean auditorium on the far outskirts of Harvard's sprawling campus, three distinct personalities quietly clashed on the legal and political implications of the "War on Terror". From academia came the eloquent voice of star postcolonial literature scholar Homi Bhabha.
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The Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, the oldest student-run legal services organization in the country, recently elected its 2008 Board of Directors. Lauren Leahy will serve as President and Anne Lee as Executive Director. Because the Bureau is student-run, its Board members take a front seat in policymaking, administrative tasks, client services and the general management of the firm.
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Last week, David Brooks of the New York Times wrote about the divide between the privileged and the proletariat when it comes to Democratic support for Ms. Clinton and Mr. Obama. It is an issue that has been discussed in the circles of political junkies and pollsters all year, but has encountered relatively little fanfare in popular media, particularly on the Web, and particularly on websites visited by the young and the educated, like Facebook.
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On Sunday, the New York Giants stunned the 18-0 New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl and break the hearts of millions of Bostonians. What did HLS students have to say about the game? "I was kind of shell-shocked, but not surprised given how the Pats were outplayed pretty much all night.
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Kermit realized that he had to complete his pro bono requirement and after pondering long and hard he decided that he would help his friends draft their wills. Now that they would have law firm salaries and not just student loan debt they should make sure their money goes to their families, close friends, or favorite frogs.
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Juno Director: Jason Reitman Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bate man Reviewer: Pamela Foohey Perhaps the best movie I have seen in a long time, Juno follows in the tradition of Little Miss Sunshine, blending comedy and drama to create a lighthearted, romantic, hilarious, but still serious film.
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Dear New York State NOW, I am writing to express my extreme disappointment in your decision to criticize Senator Kennedy's endorsement of Barack Obama in the presidential primary and election. As a Black liberal feminist/equalist, and a woman, I was mortified at the assumption made in your criticism that endorsing a male candidate is automatically "sexist," especially considering the race of the candidate endorsed.