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...appoint someone who will disappoint students when he gets here," Fleming says...

Author: By June Shih, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A TROUBLING HISTORY? | 3/20/1992 | See Source »

Jassel's predicament makes A Landing on the Sun both humorous and sad, and thus the novel will neither surprise nor disappoint readers familiar with Frayn's most recent work, The Trick of It. Like most of his plays, novels, and screenplays, A Lnading on the Sun is a comic work of light, unassuming wit, tempered with the author's usual quiet sense of the prosaic tragedy of life. Frayn's greatest strength rests in his talent at reconciling humor and sadness, and he achieves this rapprochement in the book with gentle facility...

Author: By Daniel N. Halpern, | Title: Straight to the Heart of the Sun | 2/6/1992 | See Source »

...think we were expected to win, so we didn't disappoint anybody," he said...

Author: By Y. TAREK Farouki, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Racquetmen Sail Through Weekend | 2/3/1992 | See Source »

...Roof, Tennessee Williams's work about a marriage riddled by alcoholism, unfounded allegations of homosexuality and failure to meet high expectations, is a modern American classic. Ted Caplow's production does not disappoint--indeed, this is an admittedly traditional production marked by solid acting and fine direction. Caplow stays true to the script and opts for the alternate ending which Williams wrote for the original Broadway production...

Author: By Ross I. Daniels, | Title: Triumph on the Hot Tin Roof | 12/13/1991 | See Source »

...most entertaining speculation has to be about sophomore quarterback Mike Giardi. On Saturday, Giardi became the first sophomore signal caller ever to start a season-opener for Coach Joe Restic. He didn't disappoint Restic, throwing for two TD's and scrambling for another...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: Bright Future for QB Giardi | 9/26/1991 | See Source »

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