Search Details

Word: background (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...says Sue Sylvester "doesn't live too far from the surface," the Glee character she feels the most kinship with is Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz), a wallflower who fakes a stutter to mask her shyness and generally confines herself to the chorus. "She's kind of in the background ... but then she steps up to sing and you go, 'Oh, my God, what a voice,'" says Lynch. "I was definitely like that in high school. I would step out occasionally and show what I had, and people would go, 'Wow, that's something.' And then I would kind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best in Show | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

...Rishabh K. Sinha ’12 said that while he had been strongly considering CS50 when he heard about the grading change, he does not believe he has a strong enough technical background to take the class for a grade...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar and Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Malan Says CS50 To Keep Letter Grades | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

...would like to get some relevant CS background at some point during my college experience,” Sinha said. “When CS50 was being offered sat/unsat, that was the most attractive class to take...

Author: By Gautam S. Kumar and Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Malan Says CS50 To Keep Letter Grades | 4/26/2010 | See Source »

Haile looks to her left and sees temporary pirate tattoos being applied to cast-members’ arms: “Oh my God, that looks so good!” An actor in the background wonders aloud, “Is someone gonna get a penis tattoo?” Another person shouts, “I volunteer!” Haile in her white maiden’s dress asks, “Can I get a penis tattoo...

Author: By Jose A. Delreal, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...behind this move. Computer programming is becoming an increasingly valuable life skill, and making CS 50 accessible to students with all levels of prior experience should be a priority. Nevertheless, the course is clearly accessible already; 72 percent of last term’s class had no previous programming background. This is largely a testament to Malan’s approach: His lecture style is engaging, and he draws teaching fellows from the pool of undergraduates who have already taken the class. Instructors offer a tremendous number of office hours, the sections are tracked, and Malan himself continually emphasizes that...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Trial by Fire | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Next