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Mockler may prove us wrong, but precisely because he fits the mold so perfectly, the appointment is a disappointment. The Corporation, the oldest self-perpetuating body in the hemisphere, has never had a woman or minority member. Its stances on issues like investments in South Africa have been stodgy over the years. It needs a more diverse body and a more democratic selection process that at the very least incorporates the opinions of faculty and other alumni. Otherwise the Corporation will remain the embodiment of the old aphorism: The more things change, the more they remain the same...
Mockler may prove us wrong, but precisely because he fits the mold so perfectly, the appointment is a disappointment. The Corporation, the oldest self-perpetuating body in the hemisphere, has never had a woman or minority member; its stances on issues like investments in South Africa have been stodgy over the years. It needs a more diverse body and a more democratic selection process that at the very least incorporates the opinions of faculty and other alumni. Otherwise the Corporation will remain the embodiment of the old aphorism: The more things change, the more they remain the same...
...physical cavorting not to distract the audience, but to jog the attention span every couple of paragraphs. And despite the length of his speeches, the ongoing struggle that structures the lines--the attempt to find true emotions among his fiends posturings--creates a clearly defined character, allowing Cantor to mold an actual stage presence...
...allowed various actors to display previously untapped aspects of their talent. The danger is that screenwriters and directors will run out of insightful social commentary on the subject, and Pacino's contribution, Author! Author! bears the warning symptoms. The film constantly struggles between a desire to fit into a mold and an equivalent attempt to break...
...When the Texas Monthly corporation purchased New West (which was later renamed California magazine) in 1980, Broyles became its editor in chief. There he converted the magazine to a monthly from a biweekly and employed large, thematic cover ideas (e.g., "Waiting for the Big One," about earthquakes) to help mold the magazine's identity to middle-class California. Now, leaving two monthly magazines for a weekly, Broyles looks forward to the challenge. Says he: "I have a great many ideas and plans...