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...over the dinner table as try to one-up each other with their experiences. Although the setup for the scene was promising, this act waned compared to the others. With so many characters competing for prominence, it was at times a head-splitting experience to grasp the importance of each, especially when combined with the distractedly noisy entrances and exits of the waitress (Alex H. Bush ’06) and the sporadic rotation of the dinner table. While the rotation of the table, and hence, the position of the characters was an innovative...
What Freinberg tragically has failed to grasp in his four years here is that the purpose of sections and exams is to encourage students to read their books, think critically about them, share their ideas and learn something from each other...
...latest film mixes the chaos in Paris just before the Nazi occupation with a hearty dash of scandal, intrigue and romance. Sounds like a recipe for potential disaster, and it too often is. Although Rappeneau’s recreation of this war-torn era is undeniably excellent, his grasp of plot and characters is tenuous at best and not enough to redeem the film’s many faults...
Though he chooses his words carefully - and advises Gould to do the same - Nelms seems to regard a lot of what passes for state-of-the art training as outmoded, with an overemphasis on quantity. His own views on this topic aren't easy to grasp. (Both he and Gould use terms - "functional equilibrium," "sensory integration," "chemical energy system" - that don't cast much light.) But for simplicity's sake they might be boiled down to the idea that gifted swimmers know instinctively how to move in water and a lot of instruction only interferes with the process...
...season ago, Cornell swiped the Whitelaw Cup from Harvard’s grasp in the final minute—a collective punch in the jewels that, even in the glow of Saturday’s victory, wasn’t far from this team’s consciousness. “We remember,” Smith said...