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...Rash succeeds with “Burning Bright” particularly in his effort to weave his experience and knowledge of the Appalachian Mountains and its people into a web of interactions, history, and struggles. It is this central element which allows him to forge a contiguous whole out of dissimilar parts. In a mere 200 pages, Rash is able to capture the raw and luminous lives and personalities of the region’s people...

Author: By Chris A. Henderson, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Rash Reveals Appalachian Roots in 'Burning Bright' | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...statement. “Since I announced my candidacy, the number of candidates has increased dramatically—more than doubling—thus my chances of winning have been greatly reduced. In good conscience, I cannot ask my family, friends and supporters to give more time, effort and financial support if there is no realistic prospect of success...

Author: By Julie M. Zauzmer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Councillor Withdraws State Senate Candidacy | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

...ghost, who—preserved in his nightmares—veils her own ruin: “Sylvie Tanner, looming naked before him, perfectly alive and beautiful, her skin aglow with a pure unrivaled shimmer…would tuck her fingers beneath her fine skin and then, with no effort at all, no pain, peel it off as if it were a full-length glove. She’d do the same with the other arm, and then start in with her torso, pull it down with a terrible measure, down over her breasts, her belly, slowly skinning herself...

Author: By Denise J. Xu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love Prevails in 'Surrendered' | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

While strides have been made to increase faculty and staff diversity, University President Drew G. Faust wrote in a campus-wide e-mail, women and minorities remain underrepresented in many campus circles. The latest development in the effort to diversify focuses on the university’s non-faculty workforce, an endeavor lead by newly appointed Chief Diversity Officer Lisa M. Coleman...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faust Stresses Need For Staff Diversity | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

Yesterday’s e-mail continues a long-standing effort by Faust to improve diversity on campus. Faust ascended to the Presidency in 2007 under the shadow of former University President Larry Summers’ comments alleging that the relatively low number of tenured women in science and math departments might be explained by women having a lower aptitude for those subjects than...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faust Stresses Need For Staff Diversity | 3/2/2010 | See Source »

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