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...person, the author possesses a remarkable stony expression that clashes with his movie-idol good looks; he projects a physical sense of the intense focus and purposefulness that powers his writing. His protagonists are often humble people who blossom in the face of difficulty. His most important novel is generally considered to be Désert, published in 1980 and largely set in the Moroccan Sahara. A lyrical, occasionally hallucinatory work, it deals with the marginalized but still fundamentally vital lives of African nomads, as contrasted with the bleakness of modern urban European life. "Western culture has become too monolithic...
...Week—are sure to appreciate. The brunt of the Cornell ground game is made up of junior Randy Barbour and senior Luke Siwula, who combine to form Cornell’s own version of “thunder and lightning.” The Crimson will focus its attention on that dimension of the Big Red attack...
...that was that,’” Arshad said recently.When she came to campus, she jokingly told her roommate that she was considering majoring in Folklore and Mythology, and then decided she should actually check it out.Today, Arshad is a Folk and Myth concentrator, with a focus on medicine in medieval Spain, who is planning to apply to medical school.A BRIDGE AND A WINDOWWhen Arshad first visited Warren House, home to Folk and Myth, she was struck by how friendly and helpful the faculty and administrators were.“Everybody’s who?...
...Obviously we still want the advantage pushing forward, but we really need to maintain focus during the second half and stay prepared for the other team’s attack,” Rhodes said...
...Crimson’s defensive effort will focus on midfielder Lena Russomagno, forward Brook Chang, and defender Cristina Law. The trio has scored six out of the seven team goals for Cornell this season...