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...religious absences as early as possible and to make up the work that they miss. Nevertheless, professors and teaching fellows must be flexible. This means that if it’s at all possible to tape lectures, move or offer makeups of exams, or let students attend alternate section times, professors should...
...only to disappointment. She is not nearly as conflicted as the story calls for; she is simply petulant and whiny, cajoling the reader for desiring a resolution that he shouldn’t even want or need. The book would be better if Phillips had cut out the last section and left the novel as a phantasm, a hauntress, a gleam of something mysterious, intriguing, and not so finally resolved and inarticulate. The meat of the novel has momentum, has life and potential to be what it can be: haunting and thought-provoking. But the ending is fumbling, unappealing...
...Long, long ago, when wrestling was still covered in the sports section, one of its more compelling figures was the beefy Polish-born fighter Abe Coleman. At 5 ft. 3 in. and 200 lbs., the man dubbed the Hebrew Hercules fought such he-men of the 1930s as George Temple (Shirley's brother) and the 465-lb. Man Mountain Dean, whom the agile Coleman once lifted in the air before the pair crashed through the ring. Among Coleman's moves: the airplane spin, the flying head butt and his trademark "kangaroo kick"--an assault on an opponent's jaw that...
...dean. We are, however, appreciative of the job she has done as GSAS dean. Because of her initative, for example, the GSAS will require mandatory English testing for TFs starting next fall, in large part due to frequently voiced students complaints about their inability to comprehend their section leader. She has also been a strong advocate for mandatory TF evaluations in order to hold TFs accountable for their performance...
...basic methods of a Core class seem to have learned nothing from the innovative progress of education during the past century. Students attend lecture, read at night, write papers, and take final exams—each practice remains as solitary as it is antiquated. Students attend section for an hour a week and always have the opportunity to talk about classes in the dining hall or the dorm room, but the social dimension of learning is almost entirely extrinsic to the practice and principles of a Core education...