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...never thought I would envy a women’s college, but recently, Barnard College built Cathedral Gardens, a dormitory that houses both professors and students. Not on different floors. Not on opposite sides of the building, but room by room...
...DIED. Barnard Hughes, 90, intuitive character actor who portrayed warm, often flawed father figures; in New York City. His filmography includes movies as varied as Midnight Cowboy and Sister Act 2, and he made memorable guest appearances on hit TV shows of the '70s (a Roman Catholic priest on All in the Family; an eccentric judge on Lou Grant, for which he won an Emmy). But he was best known for his stage work, in particular his moving turn as a poor gardener who, having just died, haunts his foster son in the 1978 Broadway hit Da. The role...
...because no one is interested in it.”THE PROFESSOR In spite of poetry’s declining popularity in mainstream culture, Valentine does her part to keep the genre vibrant in the classroom for new generations of writers.Valentine held her first teaching position at Barnard in the spring of 1968, in the midst of political tumult. After a month of classes, Vietnam protestors at Columbia shut down the university, she recalls.“It was a very interesting time to be a student and to be a teacher. And to be a human being for that...
...lead, Barnard, whose sultry angelic voice shows so much promise, was one of these performers who proved disappointingly bland as an actress. Although her singing is technically perfect, her accompanying movements are stiff and artificial—an enormous contrast to her counterpart, Haas, whose acting seems so realistic and instinctive...
...final dance routine—in which Haas and Barnard pair up for a classic vaudeville duet complete with bowler hats, garters, and coattails—is especially illustrative of this. During opening night, while Haas was already twirling, Barnard was a step behind, just finishing a kick...