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...ever won the UC presidential race. As I pass the 500-word mark, however, I would like to remind you that that fact was most recently reported by The Crimson, which we all know has a longstanding political bias towards the Whig Party, and their “facts?? should not be taken at face value. I believe a president without any student government experience whatsoever is something we desperately need. The UC is a highly self-selecting group of people, encompassing a broad range of students who are all brought together by the common desire to yell...
...Like the 9/11 comic book, Captain America’s story essentially presents us with a set of facts??a state of the union-esque report about the blurred nature of many of our country’s most controversial political fights today. The setting is fictional, yes, but the questions raised...
...modern world. Composed as a series of letters to a Southern Baptist pastor, Wilson’s work paints a dismal picture of the dramatic and widespread deterioration of the Earth’s various ecosystems. Wilson includes a compelling array of facts, but the true significance of these facts??and, indeed, the true worth of his book—lies in his anecdotal digressions. He recounts, with infectious enthusiasm, his decades-long investigation of the tropical fire ant, a pursuit that took him from the depths of Spanish colonial history to the expansive uplands of the modern...
...Stone and his screenwriter Andrea Berloff establish in the precious moments prior to the towers’ collapse.In “United 93,” on the other hand, writer/director Paul Greengrass maintains a terrifying sense of reality, even though his film relies on flimsier “facts?? than “World Trade Center.” Somehow, a quasi-fictional portrayal of the hijackings seems less offensive than one offering constant, visceral detail.Greengrass’ characters, while based on the actual passengers of United 93, are nearly nameless. The spirit with which they...
...DAPAs as “an ‘in-house’ resource at [the students’] disposal, who is willing to listen and respond to alcohol and drug-related inquiries.”“We’re a non-judgmental resource, just straight facts??an unbiased resource,” said Amy R. Tao ’07, a Currier House resident who qualifies today as a DAPA.She said that DAPAs will be directing students to resources which already exist but about which many are unaware.“It isn?...