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...Vandervane, 54, violinist, composer and conductor, is a familiar Amis character, a clowning nihilist with a middle finger ever at the ready. "Rage at absent, or largely imaginary foes," writes Amis, "was part of his life style...
Alas, too true. But these days, bad news arrives thicker and faster than the mind can follow, or bear to contemplate. Often it seems that all one can muster in response is, at best, some variation on Hamlet's simple formula for mourning-"Absent thee from felicity awhile"-or at worst, numb weariness and futility...
Psychologist Cantor observes that the married teen-age girl is more apt to commit suicide than the unmarried girl, and the college student than those not in college. Her study suggests that two groups are especially likely to attempt suicide: those whose fathers have been either uncaring or long absent from home, and first-born girls, particularly those with younger brothers...
...decision of the Conduct Board came in an open hearing on December 6 attended by over 200 students. The Conduct Board, which consists of three faculty members, three undergraduates, and one graduate student, voted 3-2 in favor of the students with one abstention and one member absent...
...each can, in effect, prevent dozens or even thousands of smaller cases from coming to court. In all such cases, however, courts must take particular care to ensure that a true class with similar grievances exists. Courts also make use of elaborate rules that seek to protect the absent parties...