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...hand, Paulo Szot, as de Becque, scales down the operatic bombast (with apologies to Ezio Pinza) and finds new depths of emotion in a touching song like This Nearly Was Mine. Nothing, in any event, goes very far wrong in this worthy revival of a show that, while no longer younger than springtime, still gets almost everything right...
...sport about whether professionals are now hitting the ball too far, and whether the game's governing bodies should place tighter restrictions on their equipment. Many other championship venues have undertaken expansions, and new courses with aspirations of hosting professional events are now built with much higher yardage totals. Longer golf courses require more resources for building and maintenance, and some designers say it would be wiser economically and environmentally to shorten the distance that a golf ball is allowed to travel. "I love that Augusta has succeeded in ensuring that players have the same experience there...
...recent movement toward socioeconomic diversity in higher education. Rather than reinforcing social stratification, Harvard and its sister institutions promote social fluidity by generously subsidizing those students who could otherwise not afford a university education. Providing financial assistance to over two-thirds of all undergraduates, the University can no longer be accurately labeled as a club for the fiscally fortunate. Harvard, and the Ivy League at large, is one of the rare places where social mobility actually works. Despite the protestations of Mr. Gladwell, the educational policies of the Ivy League will continue to enrich society for decades to come...
...research that the benchmark of one’s standing...largely depends on the volume and quantity of your scholarly work,” Kronman said. Kronman’s opinions were strongly opposed by all of the questioners. English Professor James Engell said that students today may no longer be seeking the same end result to their educations. “Thirty years ago 80 percent of students wanted to get a philosophy of life, compared to only 20 percent today,” Engell said. “Today, the reason given by most students...
...serving together in Iraq are being allowed to live together. Early reports (the policy change happened quietly in May 2006, but only became public this week in an AP dispatch from Baghdad) suggests it helps marriages and morale - and maybe even keeps those sharing a private trailer in uniform longer. It's just one example of a kinder, gentler military's concern to avoid driving soldiers out of uniform by burdening them and their families with rules ill-suited to 21st century warfare...