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...Advising is best when it springs from some natural intellectual relationship between advisor and student, and tutorials form the most natural framework," writes Lewis in an e-mail message. "Faculty who lead tutorials serve as advisers to their students, whether they bear such a formal title or not, so strengthened tutorial programs result in improved advising as well...
...almost could not bear to watch the third debate. I suppose that there have been more dispiriting presidential races in the past; I know there have. In fact, the choice last time, in 1996, was unappetizing enough. But something in me this year has snapped. The debate almost had me throwing things at the television. The mere sight and sound of these two men has grown odious; the election has come to seem the dead end of some massive hoax...
...what's a parent to do? Preserve the room as a shrine? Store the stuff forever? Bear in mind, advises William Pinsof, a psychologist and president of the Family Institute at Northwestern University, that parents may also benefit emotionally from having their kids' old things around: "It makes the nest a little less empty...
...Payne, is written in...rhyme! Musical prodigy Farkle masters with ease a succession of instruments, including the violin, flute and trombone, only to tire quickly of each one. "I can't stand the trombone, with its blaat and its blare!/ That racket is more than my eardrums can bear!" Farkle's solution (or, rather, Lithgow's) is just clever enough to please kids and parents alike. The exaggerated illustrations give a farcical air to the tale, which has already put in an appearance on the Times best-seller list...
Granted, Wright should not bear the brunt of the blame for the loss. It takes a team effort to surrender a 28-0 halftime lead, and Splendorio made a spectacular play to tip the kick wide. Moreover, the inexperienced Wright cannot be reasonably expected to handle so much pressure...