Word: sectionalism
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...Chris Penn got leading man recognition. The well-liked character actor who died in January drew thunderous applause during the In Memoriam section of the show, proving that in industry circles, he was more than just Sean Penn?s younger brother...
...order for this to work, it would be important to hire—perhaps on a non-tenured contract basis—great and distinguished teachers who know how to lecture and inspire. They should be paid very well, as should their section leaders. They would be appointed by the president and a search committee on general education. Some of the professors would likely be distinguished and revered academics at the end of their careers at Harvard or other universities...
...courses, where the best-taught courses will be the cream that rises to the top of the pedagogical milk.That process can begin with a wider slate of Core-satisfying courses. When we open the 2006-2007 Courses of Instruction this fall, we hope to find the Core Curriculum section twice as thick before...
...paints—subject matter close to the artist, as all the works in “David Hockney Portraits” are of people Hockney knows.The exhibit is organized by classifying the artist’s relationships with the people he uses as subjects. From the first section, “My Parents,” the gallery moves on to “Friends and Lovers” and “Studio Visitors.” Before long, it is compelling and clear and the portraits can speak convincingly for themselves.A photomontage from the early 1980s, when...
...madness that was Mardi Gras in downtown New Orleans, developers are hoping to start a frenzy of their own-in real estate along the Mississippi River. The French, it turns out, knew what they were doing when they built the Vieux Carre at the bend in the river. That section of the city didn't flood after Hurricane Katrina, even after the levees broke, because it was on higher ground. Now, while homeowners in suburban New Orleans worry that neighborhoods will be bulldozed for parks and greenways, the moneymen are hoping to lure people back into the city to live...