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...many other questions of appropriate behavior, there is no simple rule to characterize what acts will result in which disciplinary responses; the College's Administrative Board tries to understand the context, intent and history of a student's behavior in applying its general principles to particular cases...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UHS Visits for Alcohol Overdoses Not Cause for Discipline | 2/21/1996 | See Source »

...most troubling aspect of this adaptation of Genesis to the stage is its almost total lack of religious ideas. The verses of the Bible, so powerful and rich in their original context as inspired writings, have been made into musical soap operas. While it seems that Chirkov is an accomplished director in his own country--a 40-year-veteran of stage and film in Ukraine, he is almost unknown in the Western Hemisphere--he lacks a sense of the sacred in his play-writing. The story of Genesis and the events following it are given superficial treatment, and nothing more...

Author: By Sebastian A. Bentkowski, | Title: And God Saw 'Genesis,' And It Was Not Good | 2/15/1996 | See Source »

...reflects the gaudy neon lights of 42nd Street porn shops, as he absorbs the world about him for a fare. At times, his passivity seems to reappear in his actions. Travis sees the "pow-pow" finger motion of a fellow cabbie and imitates it later--in a drastically different context, perhaps suggesting how Travis is shaped by the world around...

Author: By Nicholas R. Rapold, | Title: Yeah, We're Still Lookin' at DeNiro | 2/15/1996 | See Source »

...Sometimes you lose perspective," he says. "You get so lost in the things that you are doing on a day to day basis that you don't see them in context with other generations, and the bigger picture...

Author: By Amita M. Shukla, | Title: IOP FELLOWS SPRING INTO ACTION | 2/13/1996 | See Source »

...certainly understand that that is not always convenient or even possible. This part of the discussion came in the context of talking about other measures that were being implemented by Harvard, for example the creation of a new HUPD substation in the basement of Weld and changes in patrols...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lewis: Statement Was Misunderstood | 2/11/1996 | See Source »

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