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Life on the Other Side

Children of Invention captivates at the Brattle Theatre.

By SANYEE YUAN

I like to cry during movies. There’s something comforting about the cloak of anonymity that the darkness of the theatre affords, along with the group-therapy feeling that stems from hearing multiple other sniffles in front of, next to, and behind me. This past weekend, I went to the Brattle Theatre for the first time and watched an independent movie (read more)

Big Brother Is Watching

School administrators spy on students at home.

By FAITH ZHANG

Imagine this: you’re sitting in front of your laptop (as I do for more hours a day than I care to admit to), in the privacy of your own room, surfing the web and eating candy. Then, in school, an assistant principal accuses you of doing and dealing drugs, and whips out a photograph of you—taken from (read more)

Leveling the Playing Field

Men are entitled to more than Title IX.

By DANIEL ALFINO

Last month, Duquesne University Athletic Director Greg Amodio cut four men’s athletic programs, citing Title IX compliance requirements as the primary culprit. Limited by recent budget constraints, Duquesne was forced to drop men’s swimming, baseball, wrestling, and golf in order to abide by the current understanding of the 1972 law. And Duquesne’s experience is far from isolated. In fact, (read more)

Thicker Than Water

Demystifying altruism.

By RIVA RILEY

It was an early morning, one of those days that start early and go long, and I went trudging to Mather dining hall to have some breakfast before it got off to a proper start. I sat at the empty end of a table occupied by three others, two girls and a boy, none of whom I (read more)

Two Lumps of Bitterness

Why we should throw the Tea Party movement overboard.

By SUSAN ZHU

Usually, when the phrase “tea party” shows up in the news, it’s relatively harmless. Maybe the President is meeting with the Queen of England (à la beer summit) and is need of some cucumber sandwiches, or Bostonians, in a fit of outrageous patriotism brought on by an excessive lack of sunshine, are re-enacting (for some reason) the (read more)

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The Earth Moved

The Earthquake in Chile.

By WEIKE WANG

Soul Searching

Struggling against the tide of recruiting season.

By SUSAN ZHU

Life on the Other Side

Children of Invention captivates at the Brattle Theatre.

By SANYEE YUAN

Leveling the Playing Field

Men are entitled to more than Title IX.

By DANIEL ALFINO
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