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The Life and Times of Anthony Veasna So
A look at the late writer and his posthumous debut story collection.
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A Problem of Privilege
“Girls aren’t educated at the same rates as boys? Government is in a constant state of unrest? It’s okay—the affluent white person can help.”
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The Ravings of a Pinochet Junkie
It’s fairly rare, in this day and age, and on the continental landmass of the Americas, to be present at the official End Of An Era: the death of an ex-tyrant. Especially when, as was the case with former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, that death occurs at 2:15 PM on a sweltering, feet-dragging dog…
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Problem and Promise
Started in 1985, the International AIDS Conference, organized by the International AIDS Society, provides an opportunity for health professionals, policy makers, NGOs, scientists, students, and leather daddies an opportunity to share knowledge and experience in the global fight against AIDS. It is the largest conference held on any one health issue, attracting more than 25,000…
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German Parody Party
“It was through squatting that Cörtlen developed an interest in radical politics.”
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Our Jowliest Justice
On March 7, a horde of students, faculty, and security guards filed into McCosh 50 to absorb the words of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who visited campus to accept the prestigious James Madison Award at the invitation of the University’s Whig Cliosophic Society.
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Sisterhood of the Caliphate
Glory is hard to find. In a world of left swipes and back seat dates, in a world where we derive self importance from the attention our statuses get, where political messages are reduced to 140 characters, it can be easy to get lost in the quay.
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Hope, Hip Hop and Hosing Harvard
Prof Cornel West discusses his three piece suits, his escape from Harvard over his hip hop debut, and the general state of American youth and racial politics.
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Let Them Eat Cake
IN MERRY ENGLAND in the time of old, when good King Henry the Second ruled the land, there lived within the green glades of Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham Town, a famous outlaw whose name was Robin Hood. No archer ever lived that could speed a gray goose shaft with such skill and cunning as his,…
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The Burning Bush: Global Warming in America
The Pentagon challenging the Bush Administration’s stance on global warming – sounds like something out of the Twilight Zone, doesn\\\\\\\’t it? But it’s true; last week, a report on global warming commissioned by a high-level Pentagon official was leaked to a British newspaper. The report argues that global warming “should be elevated beyond a scientific…