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...credit, “Enron” does humanize some of the marquee names involved in the scandal. But with the controversy already yesterday’s news, the filmmakers need to reach beyond recounting history to give a fresh perspective, which this film never manages. The smartest guys in the room will probably steer clear of this one unless they’re sincerely interested in Enron and want to see about 12 seconds of strobe-lit nipples...
DePodesta was largely portrayed as the stereotypical Ivy League nerd in the book—perpetually crouched behind the screen of his omnipresent laptop—but at the same time he was given tremendous credit for guiding the A’s through statistical analyses rather than relying solely on conventional scouting methods...
Done right, these HCCs could be tremendous draws. But it will be important to insulate them, at least initially, from competition with departmental courses (many of which should also fulfill gen ed requirements). While we support giving individual departments power over which courses will count for gen-ed credit, we also believe that students should take at least one HCC in their two required areas. Ideally, these courses would be so intellectually stimulating that students would want to take more than just the bare minimum...
Ratzinger, to his credit, foresaw with great prescience the grave challenge that the Church would face in a world where moral standards were constantly under attack and true faith was belittled as simplemindedness or mere superstition. His message of hope here was not consoling in the short term; indeed, it might seem harrowing, but is nonetheless realistic and positive. In an interview entitled God and the World he remarked that, especially in Europe, the Church will likely become small, and will to a great extent have to start over again. This should not cause panic, however, because the population...
Donahue has also pursued directing on an academic level by designing a special concentration. This past January, Donahue traveled to Berlin to study experimental performances, directors, and actors and used his experience for course credit in an independent study...