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...Phillips) who's brought in from out of town to investigate the goings-on, there is apparently a CBS corporate memo forbidding its employees to mention the title "Twin Peaks" in connection with it. (It also stars Tim Matheson, "The West Wing"'s vice president, if that helps you handicap the odds of Josiah Bartlet's veep challenging him for the White House...
...almost never see each other again, story has a happy ending) the execution certainly makes this production one of the best this semester. Carmichael creates characters who are interesting and emotionally engaging. Donald is a shy, uncertain teen who grapples with the untimely death of his parents and the handicap his medical condition imposes on him. D is a boisterous, and sometimes obnoxious youth who is looking for some fun (which often means trouble). Trix is the third member of this motley crew; the mini lapses of violent behavior that interrupt his calm and sophisticated demeanor give him the nickname...
...many young Turks, inability to communicate effectively in the language of their adopted country is a real handicap, not just an inconvenience. It often means poor scholastic achievement and inferior educational qualifications. In 1998, only 14% of Turkish secondary school students qualified for university admission, compared to more than 30% of their German counterparts. "They come to school with incredible linguistic deficits," says Friedrich Maroner, the principal of Marxloh Comprehensive, where 65% of the 600 pupils are of Turkish descent. "It's impossible for us to ever work off those deficits with the staff resources we have...
...genuinely baffled by the staff's position on this issue. While the IOP may not be a "student group," scores of campus organizations seem toaccomplish their goals despite the handicap of selecting their leaders in open elections. The Crimson, for example, manages to put out a paperdaily even while engaging in the despised method of self-selection. Is democracy that much of a barrier to serving students effectively...
...Conversation For a Dollar to film festivals, setting up screenings for the film at colleges and cinemas throughout North America and selling videotapes of the film through its website, www.illcharacters.com. He has been working diligently at expanding the film’s reputation, despite his self-described handicap of being “an independent with no agent and no money.” In any case, he said, he intends to continue making films. Currently, he is fashioning a script about “a group of friends struggling to produce an independent hip hop album...