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...kind of kid moviemakers think charming and audiences often feel like placing under a gag order. It's possible, I think, that Brooks - who wrote Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason- may have wanted to do something in a slightly more serious vein. He seems to want to offer an examination of how people really want to be more committed - both politically and personally - but get sidetracked by events and issues that are beyond their control...
...Shooting Star The untimely death of Heath Ledger brings much sadness to those who knew and loved him, not to mention those of us who simply knew him from his movies [Feb. 4]. He had so much more to offer. I will remember him best for his poignant portrayal of Ennis Del Mar, one of the gay cowboys in Brokeback Mountain. Ledger showed great sensitivity and understanding in conveying all the joy and pain his character experienced. That is the measure of a great actor. For that, Ledger will be truly missed. Frederick R. Bedell Jr., BELLEROSE...
Bringing the issue of mandatory course assessments to the floor for the third time in two years, the FAS professoriate finally voted yesterday to require professors to offer Q evaluations for all courses with enrollments of five or more students...
...It’s a common place to go and hang out,” said Nicholas M. Cassidy, a Tulane sophomore. On Thursdays, he said, they offer 50 cent beers and discounted burritos...
...Measure Merit?To the business-minded people who are increasingly running the nation's schools, there's an obvious solution to the problems of teacher quality and teacher turnover: offer better pay for better performance. The challenge is deciding who deserves the extra cash. Merit-pay movements in the 1920s, '50s and '80s stumbled over just that question, as the perception grew that bonuses were awarded to principals' pets. Charges of favoritism, along with unreliable funding and union opposition, sank such experiments...