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Overall, “She’s Out of My League” makes an admirable??if inconsistent—stab at an off-beat variation on the tired romantic comedy template...

Author: By Devon M. Newhouse, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: She’s Out of My League | 3/23/2010 | See Source »

Nye’s nomination would mark a return to an earlier and “highly admirable?? tradition of selecting distinguished intellects, Frankel said...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rumors Peg Nye As Ambassador To Japan | 1/29/2009 | See Source »

...traditionalist non-modernist author. Rejecting the ideological dogmatism that defined the nation of his birth, Gao argues for the individuality of the writing process and for a view of literature as a spiritual endeavor rather than a political one.It’s an original—even admirable??thesis, but unfortunately, the book lacks potency and persuasive appeal.In contrast to the stringent maxims of Mao’s “Little Red Book,” much of Gao’s rhetoric is lofty and abstract. Despite the clarity of his prose, his argument, detached...

Author: By Anjali Motgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nobel Laureate Gao Makes an Unconvincing ‘Case’ | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

...context of the overall purpose of a general education: to give students the tools for thinking seriously about what they should aspire to in attempting to live the best life possible for them. If we do this we will retain the traditional—and I believe admirable??idea that general education should be devoted primarily to the development of the individual’s character, while dispensing with the traditional—but no longer convincing—assumption that there is a single appropriate way to live...

Author: By Sean D. Kelly | Title: What is General Education For? | 2/13/2007 | See Source »

...unusual—and very admirable??for a student to have the chance to direct, as a conductor, a set of his peer musicians in a concert. Have you found that any of the students have a hard time to accepting musical directions from someone their age? What has been your experience with conducting...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Spotlight: Mark E. Goldin ’05 | 11/12/2004 | See Source »

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