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Following a strange path, The Fountain began as an epic Brad Pitt vehicle written and directed by Aronofsky, whose indie movie ? combined sci-fi, mysticism and math to much critical acclaim. Reportedly budgeted at $75 million in 2002, The Fountain was well into pre-production when Pitt dropped out, closing the project. Continuing an emerging trend of turning failed film projects into comix (see Birth of a Nation), The Fountain represents a visualization of that lost picture. However, simultaneously with working on the book, Aronofsky developed a scaled-down movie version, starring Hugh Jackman, which is now in post-production...
President George W. Bush announced his intention to allocate $3.7 billion over the next five years in financial aid for low-income college students who excel in math and science, as part of his 2007 budget released Monday...
...Henry Fiske III Scholarship and will live at Trinity College, is president of the Harvard Glee Club and won the Leo Goldberg prize for his junior thesis about a dense pulsar star. He will pursue a certificate in the advanced study of mathematics, focusing on theoretical physics and applied math but also plans to continue singing. He said that he takes special pride in the fact that Isaac Newton lived in the same College when at Cambridge. “I also want to row and play cricket and have tea and sherry,” Blazek said.Members...
...grants of up to $4,000 would apply only to students majoring in math, science, technology, or a foreign language deemed critical to the national security of the United States. The conditions associated with these grants are highly problematic for both philosophical and practical reasons...
...such a way, the grants threaten to lead to a slippery slope, limiting certain fields only to those who can afford them financially. Math and science are specialized fields requiring proficiency with numbers, which not all students may possess. These students should still be able to go to college and pursue their vocational goals—regardless of what field they intend to study and regardless of their financial circumstances...