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Elsa Longhauser, director of the Paley, doesn't need to speak. It's all in her eyes. How narrow-minded, she's saying. What snobs. The Paley is so near the Philadelphia Museum of Art that she feels her distinctive role should be to present nontraditional work that pushes boundaries. "I think Stephen is the Johnny Appleseed of art," she says...
...exclusively with members of that house. Although house unity and pride are great attributes of the house system, this situation discourages students from expanding their social horizons. At a school with such a dynamic and diverse student body, students should be encouraged to broaden their associations rather than to narrow them. The University, in instituting the randomization of house selections, responded to concerns that students were limiting themselves to particular groups and circles. However the failure to give upperclass students universal access still encourages students to limit their associations to a small group. Universal access to the houses would improve...
...Noble on Long Island. And, eager as I was for Harvard-stamped wisdom, I decided against waiting out a special order. Instead, I ventured to the downtown Barnes & Noble, the largest bookstore in the world at the time, and found one lonesome paperback hidden amidst its gigantic stacks and narrow aisles. Twelve dollars later, I was pleased to make the acquaintance of Isaiah Berlin. (Apologies to all fellow small-bookstore fans for not being able to tell a more pleasant tale of finding that special, most thoughtful and desperately desired book at anything other than a branch of the biggest...
...racially based decision to lay her off rather than an equally qualified black colleague. While Piscataway is important, and will doubtless reveal a lot about the Supreme Court's thinking about the constitutional limits on racial preferences, the court's decision is likely to be limited to the narrow context of layoffs. If the Michigan case reaches the high court--and many conservatives are betting it will--it could result in a far broader ruling that dramatically rewrites the rules governing admission to the nation's selective colleges and, by extension, to its middle class...
...mayor. Newcomer Vito Fossella's victory continued the GOP's hold on Molinari's seat (held by her father before her). Jim Gilmore maintained the Virginia Gubernatorial seat for Republicans with a 16-point victory over his Democratic rival. And, national GOP star Whitman managed to eke out a narrow and remain as New Jersey Governor for another four years...