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...some, reason, this always causes me to reflexively bend down and move my shoulders next to my ears as I pass in front of their cameras, as if I can some how render myself invisible by assuming bad posture. I wind up being photographed as a hunchback with a disgustingly pained expression on my face, and they wind up with photos that will surely be used at a later date for black mail purposes...
...teaching have proper representation. The council might help propel a review of the Core Curriculum, which many students charge does not meet its stated purpose of teaching the methodologies of the disciplines. But such an expansion would require a fundamental reevaluation of the council, a recharter that would render it an organ of the faculty and administrative community rather than simply a resume-building past-time of students...
...capers onto the stage, he seems infinitely more alive than everyone around him. No matter how thwarted or downcast, he never loses his vision of life as adventure rather than mere existence. But as his admirers gradually realize, the very boyish traits that make Platonov so appealing also render him irresponsible: unlike the safe and predictable dullards around him, he has simply never grown up. In the funniest yet most poignant scene, he feverishly debates whether to stay faithful to his wife (Kate Burton) or sneak off to join a handsome widow who has urged a liaison (Kathryn Walker), when...
...rain and snow of this week, combined with the pre-Game preparations, have doubtless taken their toll on the Stadium grass, and more precipitation today could render the field quite slick...
...varying degrees of alarm. Despite a large pro-Aquino rally at midweek and the President's calm assurances that she does "not feel threatened by Minister Enrile," some prophesied Enrile's dismissal, others his resignation. There were predictions that Enrile would try to wring concessions from Aquino that would render the President a figurehead. Some officials even heard the faint rumbles of a coup. All agreed, however, that Aquino was facing the toughest political challenge since she assumed office...