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...will be of enormous benefit to have as a colleague in this effort a distinguished historian of President Faust’s expertise and temperament. Not only will she be able to ground our moment of openness in the longer story of human aspiration; as a specialist in the American Civil War, she will know how to anticipate, confront, and find consensus on issues that unnerve and divide...
...Head of Concord Academy since 1948, by 1960 Elizabeth Hall had injected into the school a new spirit and sense of purpose. No longer were the girls focused on the upcoming debutante world and a lifetime focused solely on marriage and family. Instead, women were viewed as active do-ers for whom all possibilities were open...
...People often think that changes toward sustainability sacrifice comfort or convenience,” she said. “These shower heads are a great example of how we can reduce our environmental footprint without sacrificing comfort.” Drago is unconvinced. “It takes longer to shower,” she said. “I feel like the extra time you spend in the shower negates the effects of the water-saving showerhead...
...well after the actual book was put down. He proved he had an almost instinctive understanding of language, forming sentences that were simultaneously lyrical and rough. They seemed to read themselves; the words leapt off the page and hovered in the air. When Johnson turns his attention to a longer narrative his authorial gifts are still very much present, but their luster is dimmed.He remains extremely capable of crafting images that burn themselves into your imagination. His earliest are his best: A just-shipped-over seaman callously shoots a monkey, only to realize that the monkey, in its death throes...
...serve. Beyond the harm done to individual student groups, House life too has been dealt a severe blow by the College’s new measures. HoCos, which rely heavily on $4,500 per term checks from the UC for funding of stein clubs and other activities, will no longer be able to receive up-front funding for their events and expenses. Traditionally, HoCos have received a lump sum of money to pay for house social activities, thus freeing them from some constraints of the UC’s normal event-based grant process. In many cases, these funds...