Word: detractions
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...history. “I feel pretty happy to make All-American,” Ogunwole said. “Overall, I wrestled the best I could over the weekend.” That Ogunwole, the fifth ranked heavyweight entering the Championship, was expected to succeed does not detract from his effort to place. His path there was not an easy one. After losing his first match to Ohio State’s Kirk Nail, 4-3, on Thursday, Ogunwole had to win his next four matches Friday to secure All-America status. He dominated his first two opponents...
...just about all my innocence. Towne’s film, based on the 1930s Los Angeles novel by John Fante, substitutes the tastefully provocative love scenes of the novel for no-holds-barred romanticized pornography. The sex scenes are so raw and uncomfortable to sit through that they unfairly detract from the complex emotions of the characters and the ultimately heartbreaking storyline. “Ask the Dust,” follows the trials of Arturo Bandini (Farrell), a struggling Italian-American author who calls himself “a lover, equally fond of man and beast alike...
...place, from a grand ballroom to a garden to a monk’s cell. Apart from the retractable lights, intense strobes frequently frame the walkways or backlight characters, to great visual effect. In contrast to the other technical aspects, the sound design by David Remedios tends to detract from the play. From sudden bursts of industrial music between scenes that are just as suddenly cut off when the lights go back up to unnecessary “tender” music underscoring the falling-in-love scenes, the music distracts from, rather than enhances, the play. This...
...activists and agitators manning the barricades at this week's World Trade Organization meeting in Hong Kong: shouting slogans and carrying banners isn't the only way to protest. From encouraging fair trade to using organically grown, sustainable materials, some designers are finding that high ideals don't necessarily detract from high fashion. "Instead of screaming and yelling, get people to vote with their dollars," says Rogan Gregory, designer for Ali Hewson and her rock-star activist husband Bono's new clothing line, Edun. "Get them to spend their money on something that's good for the world." Here...
...However, given that it attracts a weekly turnout of about 30 of the same students—mostly freshmen—the HPU’s current format needs to do more to stir and retain interest. A greater emphasis on intellectual debate would not detract, but rather inspire and bring in a wider range of students...