Word: matthew
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...tickets are planning to run humorous campaigns, with one even putting forward a senior for president. “It’s good to have people who are truly outsiders running on ideas we don’t normally see,” UC President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 said. “Whether or not those are humorous is besides the point.” The three UC insider tickets include members who serve on both the advocacy and finance branches of the organization. Andrea R. Flores ’10, a Currier resident...
...appointment, some have suggested that the Dean’s visibility among students has been low so far, though she has been to dinner in several of the Houses and attended election night parties sponsored by the Freshman Dean’s Office. Late last month, UC President Matthew L. Sundquist ’09 said that Hammonds still seemed to be settling in to her job. “We hope and think that working with students will be one of her top priorities,” he said at the time. “The Dean...
...success stories rely on catching chance breaks, and the other on legacy, which traces the cultural and familial influences that shape successful individuals. The opportunity section is by far the more compelling of the two. The most interesting of these environmental theories of success is the “Matthew Effect,” the notion that success is the result of what sociologists call “accumulative advantage”—because those who are successful initially are most likely to be given “the special opportunities that lead to further success...
...which starts today and will run through Sunday, November 23—showcases the work of student, alumni, and professional choreographers, using classical ballet as a point of departure into the world of modern and contemporary movement. Larissa D. Koch ’08-’09 and Matthew L. Mendez ’09 worked to create the first piece by a student choreographer and student composer to premiere on the stage of the New College Theatre. The partnership has been a unique opportunity for collaboration across artistic disciplines. “One thing that I regretted...
He’s the least likely animal advocate you’ll ever meet. Matthew Scully cuts a tall but unimposing figure, and speaks with the reserved humility of his Catholic upbringing in Casper, Wyoming. When asked his opinions, he pauses and contemplates, as if afraid to misspeak on even the slightest of questions. But when he speaks, his words have force...