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...movies are in fact following Goldsmith's lead into orchestration. Hit movies of the '60s were often scored by individual artists and rock groups: The Graduate by Simon and Garfunkel, Easy Rider by The Band, Steppenwolf, etc. Today, directors want a more symphonic approach. The Jaws theme is played by a 75-piece orchestra. Disaster films have enhanced the value of lush orchestral work. "Imagine," says Newman, "The Towering Inferno, for instance, raging to the obbligato of a Fender bass and a wah-wah guitar...
Once an application is complete in all respects (i.e. teacher reports, test scores, etc. are in), the folder is removed from the office's "dead file" and released to be read by admissions officials. An application will get two, sometimes three preliminary readings...
Dean K. Whitla, associate dean of admissions, compiles all the information on each candidate and computer codes it to produce the "docket," a listing of each candidate, his test scores, interview reports, teacher recommendations, etc. Every shred of information, except perhaps the student's essay, has been reduced to a number on the one line he receives on the docket...
...studios and darkrooms abound on campus, many lying fallow in House basements. Facilities and art course instruction (in pottery, photography, life drawing, print making, etc.) are usually intended first for use by House members, but frequently the courses are not filled, and freshmen and students from other Houses are allowed to use the excellent House resources...
...thinks equal access is the answer is overlooking a few things. First of all, any admissions policy, no matter how "equal," depends on the people who are doing the admitting, and if those people continue to apply male criteria of success--looking for football players, student council presidents, etc.--they will continue to choose men over women. And at the moment, Radcliffe's applicant pool is less than half the size of Harvard's. Another problem is that there is a large and powerful group of Harvard alumni who are adamantly opposed to lowering the number of men admitted. Nearly...