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Rozema's adaptation centers around her attempt to bring Jane Austen herself into the story through the character of Fanny Price (Frances O'Connor), our heroine. Rescued as a girl from her family's poverty by a wealthy uncle, Fanny moves to Mansfield Park, where she lives as a quasi-servant--constantly aware of her secondary status--for the duration of the story. In the novel, Fanny is quaintly moral, and pretty much chock-full of sugar and spice and everything nice. But Rozema has taken Fanny to new heights by giving her a boldness and sauciness which the director...

Author: By Benjamin Cowan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: New Mansfield Park Surprisingly Racy | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

However, repeating as champions won't be as easy as it was for the Yankees. The team lost three starters, including second team All-Ivy forwards Katie O'Connor and Erin Rewalt. Almost every starting spot is up for grabs. Luckily for Head Coach Chris Wielgus, the competition is fierce for those jobs...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy Leagues: Women | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

Swing player Liz Martin, the other senior, is also the other Big Green leader with a semi-secure spot. She averaged 6 ppg and 4.8 rpg. Jackie Lippe and Jen Koch will fight for the power forward spot, and 6'3 freshman center Heather Hanson will try to fill O'Connor's shoes. Four other freshmen will add depth to the relatively young Dartmouth team...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy Leagues: Women | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

Freshmen will play a much more important role than Butler would like. Shaunte Edmunds, a 6'3 center, and 6'1 forward Beckie Fisher could see heavy minutes in the frontcourt. Highly-regarded guards Patricia Kern and Megan O'Neil will also probably be forced into some type of contributing role...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Around the Ivy Leagues: Women | 11/10/1999 | See Source »

Likewise, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, produced by Animal House director John Landis and featuring Jennifer O'Dell, needs to up the babe quotient and tone down the silly adventure plots. But a couple of shows for next year look to have more potential. Former Baywatch star Gena Lee Nolin will star in Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, in which she will morph her body into animals'. That can't be bad. The only catch is that Sheena will focus on saving the environment, which means the show will have to include a lot of leopard morphs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Babe Tube | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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