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Does this mystical "networking" really exist? Maybe it did fifty years ago, when a good majority of the undergraduates came from exclusive prep schools and already knew most of the people in their class. Then, elitism was pervasive in career and social advancement, from birth to silver spoons to death. I doubt Harvard could be characterized as perpetuating such a discriminatory system today...
...final point of strategy among principals is to fight the curse of student anonymity in big urban schools. Washington Prep's McKenna is one who believes in person-to-person contact, not only from faculty to student but among the pupils. "The academically advanced should, and at my school do, provide tutoring for the less able," he says. " 'Hey, brother, I love you.' That's a stronger philosophy, and there is nothing wimpy about it." He also believes in pressing the flesh in the schoolyard, and some of that flesh is mighty big. In the hallway between fifth and sixth...
...said Chambers, that he inadvertently struck her, crushing her windpipe. Chambers had met Levin in an Upper East Side bar; later they went to Central Park, where her battered, partially nude body was discovered. The "preppie murder" drew national attention to underage drinking and sex in New York's prep school...
...Seen It All' Speech: Only coaches with 15 or more years of experience need to prep for this one. For this speech, the coach describes the nature of the game, without going into specifics about it. This coach considers himself a warrior of the game--to him, one game is more or less like another--and he focuses all his attention on the greatness of the sport (i.e. "That was college football at its best") instead of his team's efforts...
With its bay windows and wood-paneling, Winthrop's JCR serves as the ideal location for the play's prep school setting. Director Heather Cross certainly makes the most of the intimate space and of the intriguing script. The strong performances and provocative themes make Another Country more than just another night...