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...When you say 'organist' people usually think of the Phantom of the Opera," Forger says, noting that while the recent Halloween concert of "Scary Organ Music" sponsored by the Organ Society was packed, the society's funds ran dry this year. Finding ways to attract audiences to the society's guest organ recitals while expanding his own range with skilled organists at the College has become Forger's primary extracurricular activity...
Given that West lectures always attract a large audience and Sandel also has a significant following, Greg A. Feldman '99 said that he was not surprised by the number of people that showed...
While high-profile politicians such as Jiang Zemin may attract mobs when appearing on campus, philosophers and theorists usually speak in secluded spots...
...many variables that make comparison difficult. While kids in the single-sex program benefit from a higher ratio of guidance counselors to students, they may suffer because many of their teachers are green, hired almost straight out of graduate school for this program. Another factor: the program aims to attract underachievers, on the theory that they have the most to gain. To sort through these conflicting elements, the district has hired statistical experts from the University of California, Berkeley...
...vouchers unite two activist segments of the G.O.P. that don't always get along: Christian conservatives who support church-affiliated schools and free-marketers who want to foster competition for the public system as a way to force improvements. What the G.O.P. is also discovering is that vouchers may attract lower-income African Americans, whose votes usually go to Democrats but whose kids often go to the worst public schools...