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...first week of football started, I realized that I didn’t really want to be part of that.I had made the wrong decision for myself,” he adds.But when Weitzen returned to campus, something felt wrong—something was missing. He was an athlete, and athletes play ball.Weitzen sent an email to the director of compliance, Nathan Fry, asking him whether he needed to do anything to switch to volleyball.One week later, an email was sitting in Weitzen’s inbox, inviting him to a tryout.“I went in there blind...
...earning just one-third of what city dwellers do. To try to quell rising dissent, Hu has unveiled a massive New Deal for farmers, promising billions of dollars in central-government aid for "building a new socialist countryside." The reference to rural socialism was pure marketing magic; many farmers miss the good old days when nearly everyone was poor-but at least the state provided a safety net, known in China as an "iron rice bowl...
...only performer who feels at home in her acting skin. When a cellphone in the audience burped up a loud, Latin ring in the middle of Act II, the heavily rouged, corset-clad Matron Mama Morton (Julia E. Cassis ’06) didn’t miss a beat. Casually turning to Haas, she remarked, “Some people should learn to turn be respectful and turn off their cellphones in shows,” and then breezily finished her lines before launching into a spirited, hearty duet of “Class...
...Jamie Schiffer and LaFarge, both from NYU, placed third in the Samba Dance for the gold standard. “We didn’t expect to do as well as we did,” LaFarge confessed. “It’s really hit or miss.” Several dancers said that although the competition had great prizes, their motivation for participating was just to enjoy themselves. Andrea Zimmerman of NYU, said she got into ballroom dancing after she gave up becoming a professional ballet dancer. Zimmerman and her partner were eliminated in the quarterfinals...
This particular production is notable for its revival of these hidden drama-treasures. Though anyone expecting the tame—yet clever—Silverstein so loved by librarians across the country is in for a surprise. Those who can appreciate darker, more challenging humor will not want to miss this show...