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...Tyler Professor of Constitutional Law Laurence H. Tribe has noted that “the court could hardly have been clearer… that the basic definition of marriage has to be broadened for it to meet the requirements of the state constitution.” Richard C. Van Nostrand, president of the Massachusetts Bar Association, agrees, saying, “I just don’t see any room in the [Court’s] opinion for the interpretation that the Governor and Attorney General…espouse.” Others point out that if the Court...
Henry Rosovsky, former Dean of the Faculty and key player in the conception of the Core program, quoted the following from Howard Lee Nostrand in his book, The University: An Owner's Manual: "General education means the whole development of an individual, apart from his occupational training. It includes the civilizing of his life purposes, the refining of his emotional reactions, and the maturing of his understanding about the nature of things." Rosovsky stops short of saying that the purpose of a liberal arts education is to make students into good citizens, but neither he nor Nostrand is far from...
...Blake could not be forgotten by the Regional Committee. The two-time All-American and last year's EITA Player of the Year was once again honored as the best player in the region. In addition, Blake was selected as the regional nominee for the ITA John Van Nostrand Memorial Award. Seven other candidates from around the country received the same accolades. The national winner will be announced during the latter stages of the NCAA tournament...
Serious foodies can get a taste of what the Culinary offers in the fifth edition of The New Professional Chef (Van Nostrand Reinhold; $49.95), to be published at the end of May. This massive revision of the Culinary's basic text, the first since 1974, contains nearly 700 recipes for everything from andouille sausage to zingara sauce, sometimes in single portions but more often in sufficient quantity to feed a hungry mob of 20. The emphasis of the lavishly illustrated 869-page manual, however, is on correct technique and mise en place -- that is, preparation -- elements that the Culinary...
...illegally, are concentrated in the heart of Brooklyn's black area in a quarter they call La Saline, after the Port au Prince neighborhood from which many came. Hand-lettered French signs are pasted on walls and hung uncertainly from storefronts. Creole patois burbles everywhere. One hot afternoon on Nostrand Avenue recently, the Impeccable barber shop was crowded. Men had gathered under the fans for companionship, a bit of gossip, not haircuts. "We Haitians love to get together," says the owner of a neighborhood restaurant. "We talk about Haiti, about Papa Doc. New York is a tough city, very tough...