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...start of the first act, however, it's difficult to tell whether this is going to even be a comedy at all. C.C., played a little over-dryly by Celeste Finn, brings little life to the introductory scenes. She sticks out of her dysfunctional family like a mannequin amidst real flesh-and-blood people. Perhaps the most refreshingly honest moment in all of Act I comes when she turns to her former-lover-turned-brother-in-law Ed, who is begging her to star in his play, and admits, "I really can't act, Ed." Sometimes honesty is the best...
Ethnic studies appeared amidst struggles surrounding the definition and re-definition of multiculturalism in this country, and scholars of the field still acknowledge, proudly, the openly political nature of their discipline, for, to them and to many minority students, racism is endemic to American society and so deeply ingrained in academia and other areas of life that radical paradigm shifts are necessary to even begin to overcome the legacy of discrimination that haunts this country. Although the The Crimson Staff may claim, and rightly so, that the experiences of African Americans are very different from those of Asian Americans, Latino...
...overcooked oily potatoes. I thought I was not being too demanding when I said all I wanted was a simple sandwich. Little did I know.... I ended up in a nearby bar with a very large, very oily tuna sandwich. I brought my meal back to the table amidst stares, which only grew more astonished as I dripped oil all over my lab coat. From then on I brought my own lunch...
...when Carswell again went to the NCAAs, accompainied by Goetze in her first appearance, the Las Vegas bookies didn't lose their shirts. Taking place this year at Iowa State, Carswell took 17th place amidst windy conditions and gained All-American status. Goetze, meanwhile, was hampered by a stomach virus and could only muster 131st...
...started amidst the snow of Boston College...