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...minutes spent on daily activities far exceeds the total number of minutes in a day. Not only is every second filled with activity, but each is occupied with the accomplishment of several actions simultaneously. Economist Juliet Schor claimed in her 1991 book The Overworked American that people have an extra month of work. Gleick makes the valid argument that this month of new work comes from our filling our newly acquired free time with more work. People have become victims of some "mania," using their saved seconds and minutes to attempt a great deal more activity, contributing to the popular...
...surprisingly, then, as the play’s final third ventures even more deeply into the deranged and surreal, the characters grow a bit tiresome, each having been pitched throughout at a level fairly easy to write and act. When Ridley does provide any extra narrative or emotional push, though, the actors take the equivalent step up effortlessly. Right in step with them is director Christian Roulleau ’01, who paces every scene exquisitely, caring less about how real an exchange may be than about what will provoke the most intense emotional response in the audience. When...
...levels of demand would require more than rescheduling. Fully accommodating students at peak hours would require purchasing more buses and hiring more drivers. Although it would be generous for FAS to allocate fund for this end, students shouldn't expect new buses to roll in any time soon. Because extra buses and drivers are needed for only a few hours a day, investing large sums of money in this area may not be cost effective, making it unlikely that wallet-wise administrators will dip into the University's coffers...
Nobody likes having to pay even more for their education, but student groups on campus are worth the price. Just imagine what an extra $96,000 will bring...
David cites the "nicer rooms" and "better parties" of the Quad as good reasons to want to live there, explaining how he and most of his blocking group don't see the extra distance as a big deal...