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...page novel that calls itself 'Infinite Jest' (Little, Brown; $29.95) is doubly intimidating. First there is its length. Second, the title itself hints that the joke may be on the reader. By definition, infinite means no punchline. Yet David Foster Wallace's send-up is worth the effort, says TIME's R.Z. Sheppard. "There is generous intelligence and authentic passion on every page, even the overwritten ones where the author seems to have had a fit of graphomania. Characters and events are propelled by a distinctive prose that frequently mixes teenage trash talk and intellectual abstraction, a Bevis-and-Egghead...
...itself, or a pleasant but dispensable accessory. It is the substance from which much human learning, understanding, and wisdom derive," the report says. Having a diverse group of students on campus, thrown together by extracurricular activities or other events of their own choice, can indeed foster wisdom in the best of cases...
...important way of increasing public service on Harvard's campus is to link it to interethnic events. This would not only increase public service at Harvard, but would also make cultural exchange more effective. Many events that aim to foster greater understanding only heighten differences between groups. Students often come as representatives of their perspectives, acting as cultural docents for their peers in an impersonal exchange...
However, the plan backfired as the fiery Buchanan, with the help of last week's endorsement by newly elected GOP Gov. Mike Foster, surprised election observers last night...
...Hofmann or Josef Lhevinne had to offer. Her performance of Gershwin's Fascinatin' Rhythm out-Gershwins the great man himself. Confrey's rhythmically tricky 1921 showpiece, Kitten on the Keys, is novelty's signature tune, but his Humorestless, a clever musical pun on both Dvorak's Humoresque and Stephen Foster's Old Folks at Home, is equally typical of his exuberant style. Most ambitious of all was the "Girl Gershwin," Dana Suesse (pronounced Sweese), born in Kansas City, Missouri. Her complex compositions such as Afternoon of a Black Faun and Jazz Concerto in D Major for Combo and Orchestra...