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...college-admissions game, which is even trickier this year, given that the recession has school officials fretting over the number of students who will ultimately enroll. "I think it's safe to say that this is the most uncertain year in terms of predicting what students will do," says Christoph Guttentag, Duke University's dean of undergraduate admissions. "I honestly don't know how the economy is going to affect things." (See how one school uses financial aid to reel in students...
...alternative currency is generally used in conjunction with conventional money; one may use local currency at the farmers' market and regular greenbacks at the supermarket. "It doesn't try in any way to replace cash," says Christoph Hensch, a Swiss national and former banker living in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rather, it offers a way "for people to share and redeem value they have in the community." He says the currencies are most useful in geographical areas or social sectors where money doesn't flow sufficiently, citing, for example, New Zealand's Golden Bay, which is so remote that it sometimes...
Students are taught to think beyond simply drawing a building onto a piece of paper, said associate professor of architectural technology Christoph Reinhart. They must consider the ramifications of their designs, particularly energy expenditure, he added...
...with Bernard Haitink and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra. This ''Emperor'' was recorded in Dresden in late 1984 and is vintage Arrau. Like Schnabel, Arrau believes that the best interpretation is the one that lets the music speak most directly to the listener. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2. Christopher Hogwood conducting the Academy of Ancient Music (L'Oiseau-Lyre). Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 7. Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra (RCA). No greater contrast can be imagined. Original Instrument Specialist Hogwood offers light, fleet, graceful performances that explicitly evoke Beethoven's classical- period roots. Toscanini, on the other...
...done something for the University that very few people have in its recent past,” said music professor Christoph Wolff, who served as graduate school dean under Knowles during the 1990s. “He made an enormous difference to the College, the Graduate School, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. He activated the Faculty in a way that I think is exemplary for the history of the University...