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...brighter side, the spectacle of so many intelligent people becoming exercised over the possibility of plagiarism serves as a reminder that the subject is of more than academic concern. The theft of ideas or expressions degrades the currency of information exchanges. True wit, after all, is Nature to advantage dressed; what oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed (Pope, Essay on Criticism...
...There is a much greater diversity in the student body, said Gondelman. "A fellow alum said today's students appear to be much brighter than his class...
...brighter note are Jacob Broder as Costard and Francesca Delbanco as Boyet, the Princess' chamberlain. Costard is a classic Shakespearean clown who counteracts the pretentious nobility by his own plain speaking. Broder's enthusiasm is infectious and he gets more laughs than anyone else in the show. Broder even pulls off a rather contrived time warp joke that could easily have flopped. Boyet is one of the few mature characters in the play and Uphoff (who doubles as her own costume designer) stresses this by contrasting Boyet's formal suits with the other women's hippie attire. Delbanco does...
...spirit of service is sweeping this country and giving us a chance to put the quilt of America together in a way that makes strength out of diversity; that lifts us up out of our problems; and that keeps our people looking toward a better and brighter future," Clinton said. "This is going to be your program at your level with your people...
...group of business leaders and lobbyists, peered into the abyss. He described open-ended decline, a most un- American falling off. Salesmanship: for an instant, Clinton touched the American fear that the nation might find itself transformed, for the worse, beyond recognition. But then he proffered the brighter scenario, if things are done the Administration's way: a growing economy, jobs, the "great American middle class" rewarded for its labors and sturdy virtues...