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Afanador began his project believing that people who are comatose remained completely motionless. "But while I was doing the picture that is now on the cover," he says, "Christine Busalacchi opened her eyes and seemed to smile at me. It had a dramatic effect on me, but it didn't change my attitude about allowing these patients...
...again imposing his will. Suddenly, a player drives to the basket, sweeping past a passive defender. Now Carril is in full cry. "Are you a Quaker?" He sputters. "Didja sign a nonaggression pact when you enrolled here?" The players have heard this one before, but it has the desired effect. The next time a player cuts to the hoop he is mugged by the defender. Carril smiles his tiny smile. Shortly thereafter, he dismisses class...
...main shortcoming of the living will is that it does not take effect unless a patient is terminally ill. State definitions of terminal illness vary, ranging from "imminent" death to death within a number of months. Thus people with debilitating strokes or Alzheimer's disease or those in permanent comas are unlikely to be protected by most living-will statutes. "Many people think they will be aided in these situations, but they may not be," says Leslie Pickering Francis, a law professor at the University of Utah. "For example, Nancy Cruzan's case does not fit most states' definitions...
Reviews designed to encourage or discourage attendance have the further ill effect of making the productions dependent on the reviewer's opinions. No one should shy away from the Ex because one reviewer disliked an experiment, nor should newer, less secure actors and actresses hesitate about accepting a role for fear of being pilloried in print for their director's risktaking. Freedom from expectations, a willingness to be surprised, is the price of admissions to the Ex, a fair exchange for the free ticket...
...page, shows presented in the Ex have not been reviewed in recent memory. Those who wrote the disclaimer were apparently unaware that until six years ago, Ex shows were in fact reviewed. This policy was reversed by the HRDC board after it determined that reviews can have a detrimental effect on the experimental nature of the Ex. All of the campus papers, including The Crimson, acquiesced to this decision. As recently as 1987, the Crimson's arts editor agreed not to review Ex shows. Directors applying to the Ex have been assured that their shows will not face the pressure...