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...blurb by Nobel Prize winning South African novelist J. M. Coetzee, and quickly began receiving attention. Dovey, whose mother had written one of the first scholarly treatments of Coetzee’s work, called it a “miracle.” Since then, the book has 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...
...Review Committee’s report promises to address critical issues that require faculty approval, such as guidelines for sanctions and the composition of the committee. Currently, the Ad Board seems to have a limited menu of punishment options. Offenses as varied as plagiarism and drug abuse are often met with the same response—mandatory time off from the school. This generalized punishment does not reflect the nuances of academic, personal, and other types of problems. Additionally, the size and makeup of the Ad Board is of concern. If we are to see these problems addressed, then...
...class. I always had some crap ready to spit out. After I gave my spiel, I looked back at Katie. She was looking at me. I instantly darted my eyes downward. But they met…for that fraction of a second…they met. The Big Bang. In that fraction of a second, my universe erupted in fireworks, painting my vision with brilliant reds and purples. My week was made.When school let out, I ran the mile back home. I would’ve skipped home this wonderful spring day, but if anyone else by chance...
...blurb by Nobel Prize winning South African novelist J. M. Coetzee, and quickly began receiving attention. Dovey, whose mother had written one of the first scholarly treatments of Coetzee’s work, called it a “miracle.” Since then, the book has 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...
...Cuba when the U.S. gleefully does business with regimes like China, whose human-rights violations are more egregious than Cuba's. At the same time, it's curious at best that embargo foes like California Representative Barbara Lee, who led a congressional delegation to Havana last week that met with President Raúl Castro and his brother Fidel, rarely mention Cuba's jailed dissidents but will, as Lee has, blast China for "repression against the Tibetan people." (Read a brief history of Cuba-U.S. relations...