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...questions about the directions that the “chick-lit” genre and the “young adult audience” are headed in. Formerly, the presence of pre-college woes as a theme in writing for the 14-and-up set was limited to a casual inquiry: How long will it take us to drive our brand-new Jeep from Sweet Valley High School to Sweet Valley University? Other installment series feature girls who seem eternally trapped in ninth grade—there is no sense of linear time, but there are a whole...
...upbeat pop songs and songs by easily-recognizable artists. Benjamin R. Robbins ’06, president of the Callbacks, says that Arts First is “a really good chance for the group to get exposure to people walking past and to perform for a more casual audience.” The Din and Tonics are known for jazz music from the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s, but the group’s business manager, S. Adam Goldenberg ’08, who is also a Crimson editor, says that Friday?...
...We’ve only rehearsed six or seven times,” Bertelsmann says cheerfully. “We’re just a bunch of eager cellists.” The group will perform at 3 p.m. in Paine Hall. But not everyone is so casual. At 2:30 p.m. in Busch Hall, Emily C. Zazulia ’06, a music concentrator who is planning to pursue graduate studies in music, will conduct members of the Collegium Musicum in a concert of 15th century vocal music, which the group has been preparing since February.Brendan J. Gillis...
While Helen only ended up taking the pills a few times, after which she cleaned her room more than she studied, for many other students medication received from friends becomes a casual crutch in times of academic need...
...lover. He found the solution in what you might call an adult au pair. With more Americans single than ever and rents sky high in cities like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, many women are open to the idea of keeping house for a casual acquaintance or even a stranger in exchange for a rent-free place to stay--as long as there are no sexual strings attached. According to nationwide matching service RoommateExpress.com about 25% of its male clients specifically ask for a female barter roommate, up from less than 10% just three years...