Word: brightness
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...Schuster said that he, along with other members, strove to help the committee to work “collectively as one rather than seven individuals fighting for four votes.” Committee member Alfred B. Fantini, who is in his thirteenth term, called Schuster a “bright young man who brought our discussions to a healthy and thoughtful level.” Fantini said he tried to convince Schuster to stay but ultimately respected his decision. Schuster said that not having to campaign for re-election will allow him to focus on the superintendent search, the budget...
...staccato rhythm of choppy vignettes that are potent in isolation but awkward as a whole. The even-handed treatment of tainted youth is juxtaposed with sappy, trite religious experiences that crop up randomly with little justification. God is “an old black man with sky-bright eyes who smiled at everyone as though he’d seen all of them as children once.” Dressed as a janitor on a bus, he says, “Come with me,” but Joon refuses. Joon’s transient lifestyle provides a colorful cast...
...Crimson (17-9-3, 16-4-2 ECAC) prepares to take on Cornell (8-9-5, 12-12-5) this weekend in the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinals. The puck drops today at 3:30 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Bright Hockey Center, with the third game scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. if necessary...
...beloved Milwaukee priest known for his jocular demeanor (he once said Mass in a bright orange Wisconsin-cheesehead hat) and for restoring the archdiocese's reputation following a sex scandal, Archbishop Timothy Dolan, 59, is set to be the next Archbishop of New York City, perhaps the nation's most prominent pulpit. Dolan inherits the second largest archdiocese in the United States, with 2.5 million Catholics in nearly 400 churches, on April 15. Known as a staunch defender of church orthodoxy, he is succeeding retiring Cardinal Edward Egan at a crucial time: the church in New York City faces...
...President, and outgoing President George W. Bush chose a blue tie for the occasion. But in Thailand, you literally wear your politics on your sleeve. When the protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stormed Bangkok's international airport last year, the air terminal turned bright yellow. The demonstrators chose shirts of that color because they wanted to show their support for the King, whom they alleged was being disrespected by the then government. (Those PAD rallies forced ASEAN to delay the original date of its summit in December, and reschedule to this week...