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When this policy was first formulated in 1993, the Pentagon and Joint Chiefs of Staff justified it by saying the combat readiness of heterosexuals would be undermined by the presence of homosexual servicepeople. However, this implies some fundamental difference in ability between soldiers of different sexual orientations. Numerous gay soldiers have served with distinction in the armed forces, even while saddled with the added burden of keeping their sexual orientation secret. But as soon as the soldiers' homosexuality was revealed they were quickly discarged and their medals and honors were trampled over...
Lorrayne S. Ward is a first-year living in Canaday Hall...
...Loves, confronted and solved the problem of how to find subtler, darker and more naturalistic ways of presenting his characters. As Dave Moss, Christian Roulleau '01 is proof of Ruiz's success. He appears to have mastered the naturalistic intonations and body language called for by Glengarry. Although, at first glimpse, Roulleau's character seems to be in danger of becoming rehearsed, soon he expertly shapes and surfaces the dark, manipulative undercurrent of Moss's persona, as well as his jealousy and frustration. David Waller '00 occasionally flounders but eventually pulls through in his well-defined portrayal of John Williamson...
...Southern belle in a past life. She's already nabbed an early award from the National Board of Review for her performance, and she'll probably be making quite a few more acceptance speeches this season. Kimberly J. Brown is equally praiseworthy as her daughter Ava, even in her first film performance; she takes Ava through her first kiss and the beginning of her adolescence, and creates a very funny and touching portrait of a young girl growing up. Together, McTeer and Brown give the two best female performances of the year--and whatever casting director put this miraculous twosome...
...second game after Clemente's season-ending eye surgery, the Crimson won its first league match of the year Wednesday night, upsetting Dartmouth 66-59. All five starters posted double figures in scoring, with junior Tim Coleman's 14 points leading...