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Kanye West divides and provokes and resides like few entertainers suspended in the stratosphere of fame. His skill as a musician is indubitable, but so is his misbehavior. To some, he is a prophet of the heavens, speaking Truth to … Read More

by Joel Newberger on September 29, 2010March 22, 2013

The Outgoingbox of a Freshman

FROM: Marky Berkowitz TO: Mom TIME: 11:51 p.m. SUBJECT: toothbrush hi do you remember if we unpacked my toothbrush when i moved in? i cant find it. ———- FROM: Marky Berkowitz TO: Joline Hall TIME: 11:54 p.m. SUBJECT: lost hi … Read More

by Mara Nelson-Greeberg on September 29, 2010March 17, 2013

The Nass 100

1. Graph humor 2. “Does America Have Too Many Nurses or Not Enough?”: _The Slatest_ 3. Visual learners 4. Trail blazers 5. People who are culturally insensitive to my opinions 6. The disgusting cover letter and resume I sent to … Read More

by staff on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

No Direct Speech Allowed

The case for Anne Carson’s _Nox_ might begin with its box (that’s not binding): grey with white binding (that’s not binding) and a single silver sliver, in which stands a boy diver on grass maybe forty summers ago, wearing superhero … Read More

by Conor Gannon on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

Talking the Talk(s)

_On January 26 of this year, Aaron Smargon of WPRB News sat down with Daniel C. Kurtzer, former Ambassador to Israel from 2000 to 2005, to discuss the stalled hopes for peace under President Obama and what shape it might … Read More

by Aaron Smargon on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

A Physicist in the Kitchen

Most can agree that eating on a daily basis is pretty damn important. And aside from an ever-growing contingent of foodies who want their leafy greens local, chemical-free, and cooked very slowly, that’s about the extent of the collective awareness … Read More

by Laura Hamm on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

Wet Hot Hetero Summer

If anybody has ever seen _Wet Hot American Summer_, then ze knows what my camp and most other non-specialized camps are like. Sleepaway camp is a hyper-sexualized environment in which children are encouraged to explore their sexuality beyond the leering … Read More

by Lauren Brachman on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

NJ Women’s Health Services are in Trouble

For some college students returning to New Jersey after a summer away, the fall semester will spark a growing wave of protest. After all, how would you feel if you suddenly could not get affordable birth control or basic reproductive … Read More

by Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

UN Knew Congolese Women Were Raped

From June 30th to August 3rd, over 200 women and baby boys were gang-raped by rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After initial reports indicated around 150 women, girls and babies had been raped, by September 4th … Read More

by Laura Smith-Gary on September 22, 2010March 17, 2013

A Better Course Guide

ARC 210 Unpacking Foreclosure ATL 253 Eating Clear Soup with Small Spoons on Uncomfortable Chairs BCS101 Introduction to the Existence of Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian CHI 101 So You Want to Apply to PIA CHV 310 Practical Meth-xxx CWR 301 Your Memoir CWR … Read More

by staff on September 13, 2010March 22, 2013

The Movies, Today

__RED__ (Link)

Finally tapping into the coveted “Action Movie-Goers Ages 55-64” demographic is _RED,_ the first movie to fully recognize that the bad-ass old guy is the most bad-ass bad-ass possible. For that matter, I think I am not exaggerating when I say that, by and large, the older the practitioner, the more raw the feat. I dare you to name one thing that’s not raw as hell when done by a dude or lady of years. Doing push-ups. Chopping firewood. Yelling at Koreans. Speaking to a nation. Chugging a beer.

by Dan Abromowitz on September 13, 2010March 22, 2013

Dinky’s Demise

Past the white stacks of concrete caravans called Spellman Hall, past its triangular bluffs and through its white canyon path, past Pablo Picasso’s cubist totem pole…

by Minqi Jiang on May 26, 2010March 17, 2013


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