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...Their recent cooperation with the political parties notwithstanding, many observers here insist that the Maoists will never settle for anything less than the armed takeover of the country. For now, the country's political leaders know they cannot hope to overwhelm the Maoists by arms: rather they have to try and wean them back into the political system, by negotiating with them, and attempting to write a constitution that the Maoists can accept. "I am not vouching for the Maoists," says Arjun Narsingh K.C, a prominent member of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. "I cannot promise that they...
...required reading. But what to cut? Undergrads are rarely in a position to weigh the merits of unfamiliar texts. One text may provide background for another, or offer an important critique, or update an outdated argument. If we cut one, we might as well cut the other. Professors who overwhelm their students with copious amounts of reading are doing them a disservice. Balancing social and extracurricular commitments with a four- or five-course load is tough; engaging fruitfully with those courses is tougher. Certainly, undergrads should be prepared to work—and “work hard...
Defying convention, romantic side-plots in “Take the Lead” do not overwhelm the movie. Guys certainly don’t have to worry about this film dissolving into a masked chick flick. While there are several love triangles and love dilemmas in the movie, they are tactfully sprinkled throughout...
...spot while the tandem of junior Elsa O’Rain and senior Melissa Anderson edged out a 9-8 win at No. 1 doubles. Anderson was similarly successful in singles play, dispaching Fresno State’s Magdalena Tokarska. With the Bulldogs threatening to overwhelm Harvard in the singles matchups, Schnitter and Mukundan responded, sealing the victory with wins in the Nos. 5 and 6 spots. The Crimson will see its next action on Friday when Cornell visits the Beren Tennis Center to kick off Ivy League play. —THE CRIMSON STAFF
...fregula soup with clams. It's a simple recipe--fregula is just a kind of pasta--but the soup looks a mess. An intemperate amount of chili flakes has gone in, as has what seemed unadvisedly large pinches of saffron, which has a neat but metallic flavor that can overwhelm. As Batali stumbles over a loose cord onstage, it occurs to me that he must be exhausted. It's noon Sunday, and less than 12 hours before, he had been drinking with Emeril Lagasse and their entourages. They hadn't left the Peninsula hotel bar until 1:30 a.m., after...