Word: commonness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most of the vignettes try to show how TV aims for the lowest common denominator, making its programming as shallow as possible. There are commercials for such products as Silly Pate, an hors d'oeurve that picks up newsprint, bounces off walls, and tastes good on crackers. An "In Search Of" type show called "Bullshit or Not?" proposes that jack the Ripper was really the Loch Ness monster in disguise. On a movie review show, the critics discuss in seriousness such films as "Frat Slobs" and the Swedish import "Winter of My Despondency...
...would have been left without a cast," the director says, defending his action. However, the director that he stole the actor away from happened to be Erik J. Salovaara '88, the head of Common Casting. Thus, Salovaara learned of the practice and has now gone on a rampage to prevent any ambiguity about the rule...
...fair in love and war, but how about in Common Casting...
...HRDC President Andrew Watson '88 says he was not aware of the broad scope of the problem, adding he did not think a change in the rules would be necessary. "Common Casting is an insuprable blessing," he says, adding that "it is impossible for me to think of Common Casting as anything but amazing...
Openness in governance is the common thread running through every student movement on campus. If the variety of student interests can be unified behind this goal and a system of student input into governance permanently established, all students will benefit...