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...movie marathons be more than the activity of Sunday afternoons? For Ian S. Polonsky ’06, who turned in his film studies thesis in March, they are the stuff, apparently, of serious research and work. Despite high enrollment in film studies courses––208 students flocked to the Film Studies’ core offering “Literature and Arts B-11: The Art of Film,” the foundational course that used to be given through the Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) department––Polonsky was the only...
...about a unique coalescing of needs and remedies. Some of the riders are grizzled Vietnam vets looking for closure. "They didn't get thanked for their service," says Gus Quist, the leader of the group at Captain Ian Weikel's funeral in Colorado Springs, Colo., last week, "and we want to say thank you to this next generation." Others are hobbyists a generation younger and simply happy to pay respects. The group is strictly culture-war neutral. Notes Patriot Guard California state ride captain David (Scooter) Bolton: "Nobody cares if [a rider...
David Weikel is certainly thankful that the Patriot Guard spoke up. He was warned that Phelps' supporters might show up at his son Ian's funeral in Colorado Springs. "What a hateful group of people," says Weikel, a former pastor. In the end, Phelps' people were absent, but the bikers showed up. "I love them deeply," Weikel says, adding a sentiment not often applied to the hog-and-leathers set: "I appreciate their ministry in my life...
...first victories against boats from Sweden and China. Then in the final round of events in Sicily last October, the South Africans placed fifth out of the 12 competing teams. The Louis Vuitton Cup starts up again on May 11. "We're definitely surprising a lot of teams," says Ian Ainslie, a veteran Olympic sailor, and one of the more experienced crew members. "Our competitors are giving us a lot more respect than they would have done a year ago." The South Africans know they are loved for being different. While the other boats are sheathed in corporate logos...
...your new home. You’re jobless, destitute, and living outside, but you can bring your TV, right? Further, there’s always an opportunity for a little freelance—a best-selling memoir about your seedy life on the streets, perhaps with some James Frey-ian embellishments...