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...Oprah-esque tale and eccentricity stick in his students’ minds. He still reads slowly and has to budget ample time for grading student work. Even his movements occasionally give off the same rehearsed quality as his oral autobiography—every time he is about to climb a staircase, he spins around one full revolution. When asked what this accomplishes, Bolger says, “Oh, that. Yeah, I do a lot of funny things...
...others, concluding with a new way of looking at those arguments? Those articles are very valuable, and also 90% easier to write than the articles that construct their own everything from scratch, in addition to their own arguments and conclusions. The articles are also much easier to defend in oral exams—the unexpected evil cousin that follows Thesis Club. Many academic greats have gotten quite far on this model, so borrow and footnote away...
...aids, but now so relevant to all of the country's crises, whether political, economic, natural or spiritual: "What shall we do?" In Zimbabwe, the answer has always been to make music. Traditionally, the mbira (thumb piano) was used to summon spirits for help. Music was also Zimbabwe's oral newspaper, and the sung editorials often spurred action. In the '70s, when Ian Smith's whites-only government ruled what was then Rhodesia, says Mapfumo, "music inspired youngsters to fight that oppressive regime." Zimbabwe is independent now, he says, "but the struggle is not yet won." In a land where...
...we’re gonna give it 110 percent.” Students will be required to watch Bull Durham and must conduct three tape-recorded interviews with Harvard Crimson reporters to illustrate their progressing skills. At the end of the term, there will be a one-on-one oral exam with Professor Garciaparra for fifty minutes—those who do not fall asleep will earn an A for the course. Class will end sharply at five o’clock on game days to allow the professor to maintain his nighttime occupation...
Jordan: Yeah, I was in a kibbutz in Israel this summer near a dairy farm and there were baby calves who had this oral fixation and who would suck on your finger for a long time because they longed for their mothers...