Word: perfectible
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last seen, she was on her way to hang-glide off Big Sur, Calif. Swaggering down the aisle, belching and downing a beer at the same time, is Rick, the ex-football bruiser turned singles-bar cruiser. Sitting in the front row is his natural enemy, Mrs. Beasley, the perfect housewife from Calumet City, Ill. Mrs. Beasley's brain is a pincushion of anxiety. "These days it's not enough for a housewife to be loving and neat as a pin," she frets. "We must be creative. There are some things you can make so cleverly that...
...response. Your first editorial claims that there is "no evidence of outside interest" in the recent Katangan invasion of Zaire. But the simple and incontrovertible fact is that Angola is supplying the Katangans with arms. What then is wrong with giving military aid to Zaire? Zaire, while not a perfect democracy, is miles ahead of Angola. Why doesn't The Crimson comment on the 10,000 Cuban troops remaining in Angola? We agree that America should not forget the lessons of Vietnam. But there is a big difference between sending arms and sending troops. Therefore we applaud the recent action...
...GARDEN of poisonous plants, Dr. Rappaccini plots the second genesis. He has given life to new species of herbs more deadly than hemlock. Each shrub he cultivates is a hybrid of poison and medicinal, each plant developed as a result of his devotion to science, Dr. Rappaccini's most perfect--and most fatal--creation is his daughter, the beautiful Beatriz. She is a symbol of man's inventiveness to rival Pygmalia. The only mother Beatriz can claim is Curiosity; she knows she belongs body and soul to her father. Her breath poison, her tears acid, Beatriz lures the new Adam...
Weak spots in an otherwise solid line-up are Elizabeth Meade as Alais, Henry's latest mistress, and Jeffrey Trescott as Philip, the French king. Slender and sweet-voiced, Meade looks and sounds perfect for the part, but her emotional range is limited to a state of placid melancholy. Trescott is simply not commanding enough in his role as monarch: he exudes hints of cunning, but none of the regality or stateliness which set Henry apart. Nevertheless, both Meade and Trescott, starting out stiffly, get progressively better as the play goes...
...house intramural competition, Lowell House took the A division title with a perfect 14-0 record. High scorers for the team were Steve Bailoff and senior tutors, Mike Collins and Gary Rinck...