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...only five points and three rebounds, the sophomore put up game highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds for his second career double-double. “I think he was extraordinarily disappointed with how he played last night,” Sullivan said. “To his credit, he came in and not only made the play at the end of the game, but also made plays early in the game with his rebounding and deflections.” Dale led the Big Red with 15 points, while Tyler added 14 and seven rebounds. One day after allowing...
...romantic comedy, something has to (temporarily) dam up or divert the course of true love. The trouble is that by this time, most of the easily persuasive bars to happiness - class, marital status, and inattention bordering on sheet nuttiness - are either inoperable or used up. So give a certain credit to screenwriters Karen Leigh Hopkins and Jessie Nelson for coming up with a fresh new distraction: the meddling...
...whose stirring portrayal of a man confronting his psychological demons, earned him praise from critics around the world. This isn't the first time that Beach, 34, has drawn attention for a strong performance. The actor, a Salteaux Indian from Manitoba, has more than two dozen films to his credit, including the critically acclaimed Smoke Signals and the John Woo-directed Windtalkers, where he starred opposite Nicolas Cage. He chatted with TIME's Carolina A. Miranda about war, the state of Native actors in Hollywood and the comic book superhero he would one day like to portray...
...hours. To my knowledge, there have been no screams, no trapeze artists, and no comedy groups climbing the reading room walls during the fall semester. The third floor reading room—dare I say it—has become boring. Should the café receive all the credit? Who knows. But for some reason, library shenanigans—such as last spring’s impromptu 3 a.m. dance party—were blissfully absent from the library proper even during reading and finals period. The café has rewarded the social types with a haven and the worker...
...ability to command. It is the capacity to inspire and invigorate, and by the persistent power of persuasion, get people both to get along and to go along. President Lowell once observed that you can get anything done as long as you don’t insist upon credit for the accomplishment. There is wisdom here and not the kind usually found in those books on business leadership that proliferate in airport bookstalls. A wimp or a wuss will not do, and mere popularity and likeability are thin gruel for an effective presidency. Intellectual passion moral vision, and the ability...