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...label lacks sex appeal. NC-17: it could be the license plate of the deputy attorney general of North Carolina. Instead it is the movie industry's latest code phrase, designating certain films for adults only -- no children under 17 allowed. Hollywood used to call...
...Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover, critics and directors petitioned the M.P.A.A. to amend its system and classify certain serious fare with an A (adult) rating. Publicly, M.P.A.A. president Jack Valenti opposed any alteration, while in private he helped hammer out the compromise. This week the first NC-17 film will be released: Philip Kaufman's love quadrangle Henry & June...
Though students may receive a "NC"--No Credit--on their quarterly report card for a failed course, all record of the course is expunged from the student's permanent transcript...
Students said they are satisfied with the current grading system. Freshman Ben Myers said that the 'NC' provides a "lack of pressure that makes Stanford so exciting. 'F's are bogus." He added, "A transcript is supposed to be a record of your academic excellence, and if I fail a course, I wouldn't want it showing...
...continues Sunday for quarterfinal action on campus sites. Top-ranked Syracuse (12-0) will host Navy (8-4) at the Carrier Dome. Johns Hopkins (9-1), the number-two seed, will host Virginia (8-4). Number-three North Carolina (9-2) takes on Cornell (7-5) at Chapel Hill, NC. Loyola (12-1) travels to Philadelphia to face fourth-seeded Penn...