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...play’s Cupid, Robin W. Reinert ’10. “The rhetoric of the music,” she says, “brings out the rhetoric of the words.” The complementary arias that Semele and Jupiter share, for example, focus the story on their relationship and demonstrate the varied layers of emotion of their characters. This lack of simplistic dichotomies—both in terms of their relationship and in terms of the light and dark mixture as well—is another theme of the production...
Because the University is no longer in a position to fund such large-scale programs, Faust’s current focus is instead to draw positive attention to student projects and opportunities in public service...
...writing campaign. He and other proponents are also hoping to engage another key group in the fight, the so-called returnees - Mexican dual citizens, or Mexican-born citizens with legal status in the U.S. who are Medicare-eligible after a lifetime of payroll contributions. In the U.S., proponents will focus on gaining the support of a key member of Congress to carry the banner. Warner says two from Texas are likely targets: Democratic U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson and Republican U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, whose districts include concentrated returnee populations, multigenerational families with roots in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico...
...California scores poorly in most "business friendly" ratings, which tend to focus on tax rates and wage levels rather than on, say, worker productivity or creativity. And the state has more than its share of no-no-no types protesting nanotechnology, synthetic biology and even some SunPower solar-energy projects, which could possibly imperil kangaroo rats and fairy shrimp. But the state's business culture fetishizes long-shot ventures and game-changing ideas. Failure is appreciated, not stigmatized, and an entrepreneur without a few busted start-ups on his résumé is almost suspect. (See TIME's City...
Concern over the ability of teacher colleges to produce effective teachers has long existed and only increased as the focus of education policy has turned to accountability and data. As Duncan points out, one of his predecessors, Richard Riley, put ed colleges on notice a full decade ago. The difference, as Duncan never misses an opportunity to say, is that the Federal Government now has financial incentives through which to effect change - a $4.35 billion pot of competitive innovation grants and $43 million to support "residency" programs that put budding teachers in classrooms for longer periods of time under...