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Last spring, my family was confronted with a curveball of grave proportions. My grandmother was diagnosed with two forms of cancer. Since then, she has endured multiple surgeries and a brutal round of chemotherapy, all with a brave face and immeasurable dignity. She arranged her treatment schedule to be able to prepare our annual Thanksgiving feast and attend my little sister’s Bat Mitzvah. Although she has been sapped of her strength, she has not been robbed of her customary biting wit. I’ve heard her continue to tease my grandfather, as is her wont...
...make a return. In this installment, a cure for mutancy threatens the X-Men and their enemies—every mutant will ask the question whether or not they want to stay unique.With a cast even larger than the first two, the original players are all back for round three, including Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and the ubiquitous Halle Berry. The director of the first two, Bryan Singer, decided not to return and instead directed “Superman Returns.” But director Brett Ratner—of “Rush Hour?...
...Washington are little more than political gestures. Rep. Heather Wilson of New Mexico, a Republican in a close House race this November, sponsored a bill increasing the punishment for price gouging by oil companies - although few if any examples of price gouging have been discovered in the latest round of price hikes - and it sailed through the House. Asked whether gas prices might be reduced if Congress publicly encouraged people to conserve, one Wilson staffer replied, "I think you kind of have a natural solution: as prices go higher, there?s a natural trend by consumers to conserve." Translation...
...thrive outside of its academic structure, he says that the college too often de-emphasizes the arts in its academic focus. “I would like it if Arts First weren’t just a three day celebration of the arts and more of a year-round embracing of what I think is an important thing for students to be involved in,” said Mitnick. “Harvard says it’s important for us to learn obscure topics, yet there isn’t a mandatory distribution requirement where students can choose...
...conference duel between the Crimson (20-18-1, 14-6 Ivy) and crosstown foe Northeastern at the Huskies’ Parsons Field. The game has been rescheduled for today at 3 p.m. The rivals last met on April 18 at Fraser Field in Lynn, Mass. for the first round of the Beanpot baseball tournament. In that game, an 8-5 Havard win, freshman lefthander Hampton Foushee pitched four innings of one-run ball in his first collegiate start. Harvard head coach Joe Walsh will likely use a combination of pitchers today, with the effect of using the occasion...