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After a cascade of opinion polls showed that George W. Bush's popularity had descended to an all-time low, the most recent numbers reflect a slight improvement for the President. Despite those gains, however, Bush's approval rating (40% last week) remains dismal. So why is President Bush happy? "Well, according to those expert fellows," the President might explain, "the margin of error on these things is really small, so that means we're making less errors, and that's a good sign. And here's something else that folks should keep in mind. There hasn't been...
...course there have been more than several situations when saying no to getting down seemed impossible and when I felt forced to step in the name of love, but I won’t deny my accompanying discomfort or my subsequent disgust. Who doesn’t feel slightly embarrassed pressed up against their partner, hands stuck to a sweaty back, and onlookers watching on with slight disdain? Dancing today, if you can call it that, has become so mortifying even the semantics make me cringe. Grinding sounds like factory lingo, the month before MCATs, or an ancient activity involving...
...Department of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) and Kenan Professor of English and American Literature and Language, talked this week to The Crimson about the structure and direction of the department and her own roundabout journey to VES Chair.The following is a transcript of highlights of the conversation, with slight emendations for the sake of clarity...
...Department of Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) and Kenan Professor of English and American Literature and Language, talked this week to The Crimson about the structure and direction of the department and her own roundabout journey to VES Chair.The following is a transcript of highlights of the conversation, with slight emendations for the sake of clarity.The Harvard Crimson: Have there been any serious initiatives in VES recently to make any kind of significant policy changes?Marjorie Garber: Well, I don’t know if “policy” is the right way of looking at it?...
According to many of those who have followed the election, John S. Haddock ’07 and Annie R. Riley ’07 had originally enjoyed a slight edge in the race coming into the weekend. Haddock, vice-chair of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC), and Riley, a former council member who served on SAC last year picked up several key endorsements—including the Harvard College Democrats and the Black Students Association—in their bid to lead the council...