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Joshua Derman
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Endpaper: Tintin
Once upon a time, in a Europe not so different from our own, there was a tiny Balkan country called
What I Saw at the Senior Bar
Someone has taped a lime-green slip of paper to the door of my New Quincy suite, redeemable for one does
Deconstructing the Plan File
You are about to read the shortest senior thesis ever written at Harvard. I am submitting it to the English
Put on Something Sexy and Hit the Stacks
Harvard lacks a social center. Or so the pundits say. Earlier this week, the Undergraduate Council pledged $25,000 toward the
A Hawk's Eye View of Harvard
As I returned home to Quincy House a few nights ago, I saw a large skunk scurry across Plympton Street
OH, HOW SWEDE IT IS
KENT/THE CARDIGANS From Sweden With Love At The Roxy February 6 The Cardigans and Kent-two of Sweden's most popular bands--played
Running the Recruiting Gauntlet
You might have seen me walking around campus in a suit last week. Then again, I was probably difficult to
FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE
KENT At the Roxy February 6 Kent is Sweden's most popular band, but they're hardly heard of outside the land
Stranger Than Fiction
MARK LEYNER Author of The Tetherballs of Bougainville In person, Mark Leyner barely resembles the fictional persona of his novels,
Plasma Meets Politics in 'Shedding Life'
Czech history is full of political polymaths--the nation's first president, T.G. Masaryk, was trained as a philosopher, while Vaclav Havel
No Exit: Insightful Student-Written Play Shows Audience Complicity
In Shakespeare's day, "groundlings" referred to the unruly rabble who crowded into the front pit of the Globe Theater. In
Searching for Coetzee in the South African Veldt
Autobiographies tend to fall into three broad categories: lives of the rich and famous, twisted tales of the dysfunctional and
Chinese Eatery To Stay Open
Until Harvard unexpectedly reversed its decision not to renew the lease of the Yenching Restaurant yesterday, the landmark Chinese eatery
Prevalence of Eating Disorders Considered
Society's increasing demands on women's self-image have contributed to the prevalence of eating disorders, Catherine Steiner-Adair told a crowd of
