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...been met with widespread acclaim, and has been published or is awaiting publication in 17 countries. Dovey’s literary success story is an unlikely one. She recalls feeling “sort of blown away” in her undergraduate years by the “Harvard idea of, ‘do what you love.’” At Harvard, she studied Anthropology and Visual and Environmental Studies, completing a documentary on South African wine farms for her thesis. “I wanted to make documentaries,” she said...
...Crimson also has a pretty good idea of what to expect tonight, as it rallied at home over one month ago to hand the Scarlet Raiders their first league loss of the season. Facing a 2-1 deficit, the host team picked up its offense when it needed it most, relying on clutch hitting by co-captain Brady Weissbourd and freshman Matt Jones to close out its second league win. Currently riding a string of three consecutive road wins, the Crimson will do its best to use past performances to its advantage...
...riding on my parents, though,” Kaplan says, “I’m trying very hard to do this on my own accord and out of my own merit.” Kaplan said she mentioned her idea for a book on L.A. insider life to the HarperCollins editor at that party. According to Kaplan, the editor was encouraging and she secured a meeting to pitch her book in the form of a 20-page preview. The day after her meeting, she said, she got a call: HarperCollins wanted her book. Contract secured, Kaplan spent...
...publisher of Rolling Stone magazine vehemently denied that print media was becoming obsolete before a crowd of eager students yesterday afternoon. “Let’s talk about the idea that print is dead,” the publisher, William Schenk, said. “I think it’s ridiculous.” While many periodicals have gone through a difficult period, Schenk said that magazines would ultimately survive because of their tactile nature. “When you put a beautiful glossy advertisement in a magazine, it creates an emotional connection that no other media...
...idea of "common schools" that adopt the same curriculum and standards isn't new. It first arose in the 1840s, largely owing to the influence of the reformer Horace Mann. But the U.S. Constitution leaves public education to the states, and the states devolve much of the authority to local school districts, of which there are now more than 13,000 in the U.S. The Federal Government provides less than 9% of the funding for K-12 schools. That is why it has proved impossible thus far to create common curriculum standards nationwide. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush summoned...