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...page; that alone makes me prone to accusations of self-serving bias. But it would be a mistake to assume that Harvard affiliates will defend this university simply because they fancy the crimson color. Harvard should face criticism when it is due but not when its name and the word “endowment” happen to appear in the same sentence. If you do believe universities are drowning in dollars, please, keep the checkbook in your pocket. But we like our financial aid, so don’t lobby for harmful adjustments to the tax code...
...ought not to make any permanent decisions. What, then, is an interim dean meant to do, if not the regular tasks of the position? Perhaps executing a giant institutional overhaul would not be kosher, but suspending a flawed program is hardly a major modification. For the most part, the word coming out of the UC is that Pilbeam’s letter was hurtful and regretful. But who cares? Pilbeam is a professional administrator, not a guidance counselor, and if Council members want to work on serious issues, they must be willing to take criticism. It’s high...
...figure comes riding in: half pig, half man; he’s a repulsive amalgamation, a nightmarish figure. Nevertheless, we feel pity as he goes about his solitary life. Engulfed for mysterious reasons by worry, boredom, and heartbreak (a past love is hinted at as he traces the word “Ella” on the frosty windows), his pain is palpable. As the song reaches its climax, González’s repetitive vocals grow increasingly urgent against the guitars’ violent strumming. “Don’t let the darkness...
...experiences seeing other people direct in literal ways, in angry ways and trying to pull all of that together, and see what I come up with for my own directing style."Flynn has a number of ideas for how to help the play make the transition from written word to stage; to spice things up a bit, yet maintain the play’s integrity."We’re definitely playing with the structure, but we’re playing with the relationships that seem apparent upon reading it that maybe are an entirely different thing when it?...
...passed without additional gloomy economic news undermining the can-do confidence Sarkozy had sought to instill in the French public. In September, it was announced that the nation's slowly shrinking unemployment rate had reversed course and increased slightly during the previous month to nearly 8.1%. Later, word came that the year-end economic growth the government had hoped might reach 2.5% was set to increase only 1.8%, in part due to French businesses continuing to create few new jobs...