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...marriages in the United States, according to the website. “Though the economy is so tough right now, it’s such an exciting time to be coming out of school,” he said. He added that the company, which currently operates in four English-speaking markets, is looking to expand into other global markets. Recently, eHarmony has conducted research on married couples in China. Their matching algorithm, Waldorf said, “varies from country to country and culture to culture.” The company has been beset by lawsuits in recent years...
...English Professor Louis Menand and Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons—the two co-chairs of the Task Force on General Education, which wrote the legislation for the new curriculum to be launched this fall—said that they are concerned that the eight-category requirement may constrain students’ schedules, especially those who will also be pursuing secondary fields...
...River House libraries on campus. A wood panel engraving of the Lowell shield—the hand seizing the arrows, encapsulating the motto occasionem cognosce (seize the moment)—gazes on studious Lowellians. The selection of literature on the bottom floor celebrates a special focus on obscure English literature that no one reads anymore (a defect present in many other River House libraries, including Winthrop...
...purposeful intention from which he never strays. Refusing to either condemn or glorify the IRA, the director focuses solely on the physicality of the prisoners’ grim undertaking. In this approach, “Hunger” bravely reveals the visceral underbelly of a well-known event in English and Irish history. McQueen illustrates with profound artistry the eerie quiet of a hunger strike and the severe calm with which Sands chooses to die. The result is a brutal and emotional film that seeks not to entertain, but instead to let the corporeal imagery speak for itself...
...trends, VES students insist that the fundamentals of painting are still of utmost importance to their growth as artists. “It’s like trying to write a paper with a third grade vocabulary,” Rojer says. “We have Expos for English classes. Art students want to learn the basics; what makes this any different? I think there needs to be greater respect for the visual and what that means as a tool of communication...