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Probably I spent too much time at The Crimson my first year. Probably we all did. But some of the moments that shine the brightest in my already hazy memories of that year come from my involvement with The Crimson. The exhilaration of walking home late, late at night, tired but happy, through freshly fallen snow in the moonlight; the flush of confidence while reeling in a story, phone call by phone call; most importantly, the feeling, which had eluded me for so long, that I belonged somewhere...
...think he's a genius," says Joe Ventrome, staff director for the Republican Housing Committee. "He's one of the brightest members of Congress and as a legislator, he is one of the most effective on the Democractic side...
Christian Bale, the young English actor who starred in Empire of the Sun, is the brightest spot of the film. Seeming completely comfortable in the skin of a New York street kid, he gives an utterly magnetic performance. Few other cast members have the chance to shine, since the film's idea of charm is misguided. Lovable little Crutchy (Marty Belafsky), a disabled newsboy with a heart of gold, personifies the film's would-be winsome side. Ann Margret, done up in orange and fuchsia as a vaudeville star who looks more like a madam, particularly strains the limits...
...complaint is nothing new. For generations, Harvard has had a reputation of tenuring professors who have "made it big" at other schools. Using the Harvard name, the University simply picks the best and the brightest...
...trend began in the 1960s with the failure of the government to effectively manage its programs, according to Bok. He contended that significant wage and salary increases in the private sector drew the "best and brightest" away from careers in education and public service...