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Rather expectedly, he becomes attracted to a student, though his obsession arrives not in the dewy-eyed, nubile form but in the unlikely person of Angela Argo, a fierce, skinny and multipierced "punk Chihuahua" who offers up a novel, chapter by chapter, for Swenson's critique. Flummoxed by her talent and flattered by her praise, Swenson finds himself drawn to Angela in increasingly unprofessorial ways despite his seemingly sturdy marriage. Though he suspects she may be unstable--and a pathological liar to boot--Angela's pull leads Swenson to a bungled sexual encounter and what proves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Teacher's Pet With Fangs | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

...senses Swenson's fate almost from his first meeting with Angela; not only does Prose repeatedly refer to the 1930 film Blue Angel, which features the debasement of an infatuated professor, but she has also constructed her collegiate climate as a latter-day Salem, tyrannized by the puritanical forces of sexual-harassment policies that demand some sacrifice. However, by presenting neither character as an obvious victim or villain, the novel maintains a level of suspense, momentum and humor. And though the hypocrisy of the political-correctness movement has been amply explored elsewhere, Prose still manages to find fresh ways...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Teacher's Pet With Fangs | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

...feel very good about our performance this weekend," tri-captain Angela Munoz said. "There are still some things to be worked on, but some very good things happened...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: W. Water Polo Splits Four at ECACs | 4/3/2000 | See Source »

...Green's amazing freshman goalie, boasts a spectacular 9-7-0 record on the season. In Sekela's eyes, she is far superior to Harvard's 17-3-3 Crystal Springer. While describing a save made in overtime, Ferguson made a fairly nasty comment about Harvard sophomore defender Angela Ruggiero...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dartmouth, Dartmouth, You Suck: Final Thoughts on Women's Hockey | 3/22/2000 | See Source »

...encountered the same situation last year against UNH," sophomore defender Angela Ruggerio said. "We pulled it off last year. There was such a positive effort in the locker room. We had no doubt we were going to score...

Author: By David R. De remer, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Women's Hockey Falls to Dartmouth Once Again | 3/20/2000 | See Source »

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