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That vision causes TFA to reject all but the most superlative applicants. Crystal Brakke, a recruitment director for TFA, says the low acceptance rate is due to the necessity of ensuring that those who are accepted can overcome great adversity. “Our admissions process must be extremely rigorous because in order to reach our vision of educational equity for all, we must recruit individuals with the leadership qualities and commitment necessary to be successful in the face of daunting challenges,” Brakke writes in an e-mail. “We ask our corps members...

Author: By David M. Debartolo, | Title: Teaching For America | 2/10/2003 | See Source »

...femme fatale tomb raider (who moonlights as a scientist by night) joins forces with the quest’s leader in search of an ancient crystal skull once owned by Hitler that can revolutionize molecular science...

Author: By Peter L. Hopkins, | Title: To Veritas and Beyond | 2/7/2003 | See Source »

...femme fatale tomb raider (who moonlights as a scientist by night) joins forces with the quest’s leader in search of an ancient crystal skull once owned by Hitler that can revolutionize molecular science...

Author: By Peter L. Hopkins, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: To Veritas and Beyond | 2/6/2003 | See Source »

...gone on record to ask that Pappin retract his statements, nor have we criticized The Crimson for printing Pappin’s letter (Op-ed, “Secret Court Rightly Punished Immorality”, Dec. 9). It is irresponsible for Smith to make this position anything other than crystal-clear...

Author: By Marcel A.Q. Laflamme, | Title: BGLTSA Did Not Quelch Views of Others | 1/29/2003 | See Source »

...dramas like Six Feet Under, for instance, characters talk around their feelings and leave you to infer their real meaning, like people in good novels (and real life). On most network dramas, people talk like they do, well, on TV: they say exactly what they're thinking and have crystal-clear motives. Swear words and skin rarely cost viewers or ad revenue anymore, but complex stories and strong points of view are polarizing. Love-'em-or-hate-'em shows fit HBO's business model: the gleefully misanthropic Curb Your Enthusiasm is a hit for HBO because a few million people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turf War | 1/27/2003 | See Source »

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