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...There is only one Kennedy defeat: George Cabot Lodge licks Ted Kennedy. "I call it a defeat at the hands of the little man," Lodge explains.... The Loeb Theatre, after trying everything from vaudeville acts to popcorn machines, closes its doors. The building is converted into a dorm for freshmen of the Class...
Obtaining permission, which entails seeking out head residents or dorm presidents before every date, was justified by the head residents as a means of getting to know the students...
This sequence exemplifies Vigo's approach throughout the film. He takes a pillow fight, a normal event in a dorm of twelve-year-olds, and transforms it into a fierce and successful weapon against authority. Then he cuts all this furious activity to a halt and momentarily renders it quite unreal. The pace of the slow-motion section underlines the wildness of the fight and its stylization makes the preposterous pillow victory seem very real by contrast...
...does mention the problems Radcliffe girls face in maintaining their femininity, especially in the academic world, the sometimes absurd search for imagery and symbolism in many literature courses, and the misery of living in a women's dorm (she is probably accurate here). However, nowhere is the clash of values between upper middle class and upper class girl discussed. Not one sentence is devoted to the determined and self-conscious political activists. And the effect of stiffening academic requirements on Radcliffe's activities is ignored...
...present, a 'Cliffle may normally stay that no later than 1 a.m. during her first three years. But seniors who rank group V or above and who have a good social record may leave their dorm as late as 1 a.m. and sign out until 7 a.m. without the Head Reisdent's permission after the first six weeks...