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...which features Katherine Hepburn, Ginger Rodgers and a young Lucille Ball. The wit comes fast and loaded, as do all movies based on plays by legendary Broadway writers George Kaufman and Edna Farber. It traces the influence of theatrical wannabe Terry Randall (Hepburn) on the struggling actresses. But the main fun is watching the women bicker and bond with their claws out, hiding nothing; the men are basically plot devices. On first glance, “Stage Door” seems sort of creaky—an old timey piece. But, as my roommate who arrived mid-movie said...
...larger effort to increase their accountability to students, parents, employers, and the public at large. While the government’s concerns about the quality of higher education are understandable and well-intentioned, the use of standardized testing is an inappropriate and ineffectual solution that should not be pursued.Two main arguments have been made in support of testing: first, that the results will assist consumers in gauging the value of education from particular institutions, and second, that something should be done about the substantial portion of students who are leaving college without even a basic set of skills, such...
...these days, as people keep up with the details of the now notorious rape case that emerge daily. Over the last month, the campus has played host to local and national news stations that parked satellite trucks next to dorms for days, and television crews set up on the main quad every morning...
...damages from malpractice lawsuits. While studies suggest malpractice reform does little to reduce health care costs, trial lawyers (who back Democrats) and insurance companies (who favor Republicans) are pushing senators toward a fight. And while Democrats will roll out a health care plan later this year, their main theme will be attacking the prescription drug bill that has now gone into effect. All of which shows that no matter what happens in innovative states like Massachusetts, Washington will continue to be a symptom of the ailing health care system rather than any kind of cure...
...expressions of outrage or approval to Monday's Palestinian suicide bombing in Tel Aviv were grimly predictable. But deep down the respective comments reveal the extent to which all the main players in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - including Hamas itself - continue to search for a coherent response to the intractable reality that Hamas now runs the Palestinian government...