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Franz, who will serve as assistant dean to the Elm Yard dorms Weld, Matthews and Canaday Halls, is a doctoral candidate in the Government Department and is currently serving as an assistant senior tutor in Eliot House...
...Square is cool to begin with, but on St. Patrick's Day, The Burren is undeniably the coolest place of all. Besides offering the greatest Irish accents this side of the pond, the waitstaff's riot. Enjoy great food and traditional live Irish music here tonight. The Burren, 247 Elm St., Somerville. 777-6896. Until...
With two flaps of its wings, the hawk suddenly took off and roosted in an elm. After a few minutes, I began to notice that the squirrels in nearby trees had ceased their usual pitter-patter. They pressed themselves tightly against the bark, utterly motionless, tensed against a predator they could sense but could not see. An ancient dance between predator and prey was being performed; with the exception of our little crowd, the hurrying students and tourists were oblivious to the drama...
...general rule, I don't see horror movies. Too many bad experiences with films like the oh-too-cheesy Nightmare on Elm Street or the genuinely nightmare-inducing Scream have left a bad taste in my mouth. When bad taste strikes, however, there's nothing like The Faculty's group of water-loving, body-snatching aliens to wash away that not-so-fresh feeling...
...drive of middle- and upper-middle-class Americans to keep their children at the head of the class has never been more intense. The teachers who assign mountains of homework often believe they are bowing to the wishes of demanding parents. Says Jeana Considine, a fifth-grade teacher at Elm Elementary School in Hinsdale, Ill.: "The same parents who are complaining that they don't have enough family time would be really upset if their child didn't score well." Pepperdine University president David Davenport, father of a fourth-grader who clocks two hours of homework a night, sees...