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...Werner Sollors. Essayist Andrew Lam, performance artist Lan Tran, and poet Truong Tran all presented readings to the audience gathered in Ticknor Lounge. Sollors provided opening remarks and introduced the first reading, Andrew Lam’s “Child of Two Worlds,” an angst-ridden autobiographical sketch of the author’s exile from Vietnam and his coming of age in America, from his essay collection “Perfume Dreams.” “His writing represents the inevitability of some form of American assimilation that, while it is still taking...
...researchers cite their results as proof that non-neuron cells merit serious investigation. “Can you imagine what would be the fate of an individual that grew up in a bad neighborhood?” said Columbia researcher Serge Przedborski, drawing a parallel between crime-ridden areas and cellular environments. “What we found was that in fact, those normal motor neurons were dying due to the aspect of being surrounded by these mutant [support cells].” Though the identity of the toxin produced by these cells is still a mystery, the researchers...
...depiction of the tensions between Gandhi's erratic emotional compass and his unswerving moral one. For despite the occasional salacious lapses, the overarching principle that infused Gandhi's life was his intrinsic belief in the equality of all souls. Even though he operated in an obsessively caste- and class-ridden society, Gandhi never viewed people as Hindu or Muslim, Brahmin or untouchable. He even refused to think of the British as the enemy. His war was about righteousness, not us against them...
...Facing the daunting problem of managing a debt-ridden organization, Plant found that the only way to pay back the old debts was to publish new issues—which, of course, meant incurring more debts. Frustrated by the old guard who passed on their embattled debts, Plant says, she quickly fell into a deeper hole. Yet still, she shied away from approaching the Student Activities Office for guidance. [SEE EDITOR'S NOTE BELOW...
...What draws conservatives to Giuliani, though, are his other qualities: the leadership and strength he showed as New York City's mayor on 9/11; his record transformation of a crumbling, crime-ridden city into a safe and clean one; and the need for that kind of toughness in a dangerous world. Giuliani is talking to conservatives now in a language they want to hear. He promises that whatever his personal views, the judges he appoints as President would be "strict constructionists" in the mold of Supreme Court Justices Antonin Scalia and John Roberts, which is generally understood to mean against...