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Ashes Of Babylon - Chapter Eight
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Frank and Michael stood together in shock. Before them sat the small vile that contained a nearly microscopic blood sample taken from the Langley crime scene. This was the only DNA evidence connected to their unknown suspect. It was also the only remaining piece of evidence from this entire investigation.
Celebstasy
All the Celebrity News That's Unfit to Print
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Okay, it's been a long week, so unfortunately I am just not going to be able to go into as much excruciating detail about celebrity incidents as I would love. But I'll do my best to honor my commitment to bring some lighthearted celebrity reports to your school/work/monotony-laden week.
ArtBeat
Events Calendar
B.B. King House of Blues Fri., Feb. 17 Bob Mould, Kaki King Old Town School of Folk Music Feb. 17 - Feb. 18 2006 Chicago Auto Show McCormick Place until Feb. 19 After The Quake by Frank Galati, adapted from Haruki Murakami Steppenwolf Theatre until Feb. 19 For Hearth and Altar: African Ceramics from the Keith Achepohl Collection Art Institute of Chicago until Feb.
A Prairie State Companion
At The Auto Show
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Faced with my second attempt at writing a column, I found myself really indecisive about a topic. My waffling came to an abrupt end when I opened the Chicago Tribune and saw the special section devoted to the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. The problem is, I'm just not all that excited about cars.
Life Imitates Art
Gladiator (2000)
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As films go, "Gladiator" has a pretty good pedigree: it won the Oscar for best picture and Russell Crowe won the Oscar for best actor. It follows the path of Maximus from general to slave to gladiator to icon. The movie is set in 180 AD, at the height of the Roman Empire.
Is Maroons the Worst Name in College Sports?
Not Quite
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While the University of Chicago is definitely not known as a sport powerhouse, I feel that its team name is quite pathetic. For those of you who don't know, we are the University of Chicago Maroons (and I assume the women's teams are known as the Lady Maroons?).
Some Spring Quarter Course Advice
Rahul Dani '06 1) Private equity and entrepreneurial finance with Professor Kaplan Wanted to learn more about LBO's and the private equity world, and the investment process, as well as get more experience with corporate finance applications 2) Managing the workplace with Professor Rayo Fulfills HR Breadth requirement, relative painless with a 4 class schedule, interesting class, and not very difficult 3) Commercializing Innovation with Professor Meadow Got perspective from Meadow's side, clinical professor with quite a bit of experience in the VC world.
Ask Nikki
Midterms? No Stress!
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Given the proximity of midterms, many of the questions in this week's mailbag focused on studying tricks and aids, methods for remaining stress-free, and the like. Even though this one didn't get to you in time for this quarter's midterms, I hope it can be useful for the future.
Small Plates, Big Flavors
A 'Tapas' Review
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Tapas have been part of Spain's history arguably since the 13th century. King Alfonzo X, while apparently under the weather, was only able to drink wine with small portions of food in between. After recovering, the king mandated that wine could not be consumed without being accompanied by food.
Sketchy Business Student does the Arts District
Looks for Girls, Finds Art
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Art. n. Skill arising from the exercise of intuitive faculties. During my Competitive Strategy class last Friday, my mind drifted to thoughts about how I could gain an edge in the brutally competitive world of the looking-to-be-unsingle single male at the GSB.