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As the craziness of the opening days and the subsequent stress of comping everything from the lightweight crew team to the ballroom dancing organization and running for UC comes to an end, freshmen are looking to settle into a routine to help them breeze through the rest of the year. Apparently, the folks at Annenberg are not helping. In the opinion of many freshmen, the quality of food at Annenberg has deteriorated since the beginning of the year to the point of mediocrity.
By Steve Lee in News

2. Vietnam all over again
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

In 1970, I walked down the streets of East Los Angeles to pro-test the Vietnam War. We marched because minorities were getting killed on the frontlines in disproportionate numbers. It became clear that the war was unjust and imperialist in nature. The fight was about the fear of something horrible taking over the world—communism. Imagine, an idea, a system by which the means of production and its profit were equally controlled and distributed by and for the masses. No country in history has come close to establishing such a system, but many people at the time were led to believe that these views were subversive enough to bomb the shit out of anybody that thought so or might support those who did.
By Robert Bracamontes in Forum

3. Rewrite the books
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

Despite being a little banged up, the Harvard football team finally had a game in which both the offense and the defense turned in superb performances. In fact, with the control of the game in hand throughout, it was surprising that Dartmouth came up with enough big plays to keep the game interesting. The 31-26 victory held off a Big Green team that was surging into the Ivy League title race with three straight victories coming into the weekend. The show was all Harvard though, as senior quarterback Neil Rose and senior wide receiver Carl Morris combined to break seven school records, and the entire team gained momentum while preparing to travel to Penn for the Ivy League Championship game in two weeks.
By Annie Skrodzki in Sports

4. Head to Head
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

As more and more defensive players are being fined and disciplined for "leading with their helmets" (that is, their helmets are the first thing to hit the offensive player, and usually helmet meets helmets when this happens), people seem to be dividing into two camps.
By Andrew Ujifusa in Sports

5. War... What is it good for?
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

A poster on my door features Osama bin Laden pointing his finger Uncle Sam-style with a caption underneath: "I want you to attack Iraq." The argument is simple: attacking Iraq will feed the ranks of terrorist organizations obsessed with destroying the United States. My roommate's response was intriguing. "We shouldn't be held captive to the terrorist network's responses," he stated defiantly. This statement reveals the attitude hawks have towards the impending war in Iraq, specifically that we shouldn't consider, much less be held
By Joseph Pace in Forum

6. Disarm Saddam
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

The post-September 11th era has brought about change in how the United States and the world view terrorism and any country that harbors terrorists. America is now fighting a war on terrorism in order to protect its national security and the interests of its allies. This has added significant responsibilities to the international community. The United States and the rest of the world must be aware of—and stop—the following dangers: plots of terrorism against our allies, countries that support the attacks of 9/11, regimes that murder their own citizens, administrations who deceive the United Nations, and po
By Matthew Moon in Forum

7. Are we responsible for Saddam?
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

The problems we have in Iraq have their origins in a conflict with Iran 20 years ago.Starting in the 1950s the leading political group in Iran was known as the Shah and was backed by the U.S. government. In 1953, the government opened the country's oil up to Western trade to improve the economy, but this decision created so much controversy among Iranian people that in 1979 Iranian revolutionaries, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, overthrew the Shah and took American diplomats hostage. The President at the time, Jimmy Carter, worried that the political revolution in Iran would cause severe damage to the Middle East and damage the oil industry.
By Alexandra Hynes in Forum

8. Onward American Soldiers
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

We must invade Iraq post haste with all the savagery and brutality that is the inheritance left to us from prehistory. We must kill Saddam Hussein, lay waste to his armies and impose with an iron first the alien ideologies of liberalism, capitalism and religious toleration
By Noah McCormack in Forum

9. 8 Mile high club
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

Eminem's a smart rapper. Objections regarding his, uh, content, notwithstanding, you can't help but pause and listen to his lyrics every time you hear the relentlessly catchy beats of "Lose Yourself." It's these lyrics that make 8 Mile worthwhile: the movie boasts a truly stellar soundtrack and some of the best lines in years, if not a solid cast.
By Tiffany Hsieh in Arts

10. Through the picture frames
Published Thursday, November 07, 2002

Love and sex...on the minds of every Harvard student and on the mind of Patrick Marber, the playwright whose engrossing piece of modern drama, "Closer," was performed last weekend at the Loeb Ex. The theme of the play, which revolves around modern love and the evolution of relationships between four young contemporary Londoners, hits close to home, or rather to heart, with a young crowd that is still struggling to define love for itself. This production of the play was carried even further than the writing through director Mike Donahue '05's ingenious interpretation of the set and staging.
By Tom McSorley in Arts