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Your letter argued that the University's investment in our education has far exceeded the cost of tuition, and that this investment constitutes a bequest from earlier alumni to us--a bequest which it would be selfish not to support for future classes. In some ways, we agree with you. As will be made clear below, however, our participation in the Alternative Senior Gift Fund (ASGF), is aimed at giving future classes a different sort of bequest: namely, an education made stronger not merely by financial giving, but also by consideration and effort regarding what that money will support...
...once studied music seriously; the latter is a missionary who knows how inspiring a good tune can be when you're in the dumps. Or trying to survive in one. Soon enough the prisoners form a symphonic chorus, which sings wordless versions of great orchestral works. Even the more selfish and cynical prisoners--among them recent Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, rather miscast as a Viennese Jewish doctor--register awe and wonder at this feat...
...think some people might be selfish with their time or they have roommates who don't want to be bothered," said Nicole K. Sherwood '00, who enjoyed her prefrosh visit last year and plans to host next week...
...theme from a symphony. The former once studied music seriously; the latter is a missionary who knows how inspiring a good tune can be when you?re in the dumps. Soon enough the prisoners form a symphonic chorus, which sings wordless versions of great orchestral works. Even the more selfish and cynical prisoners?among them recent Academy Award winner Frances McDormand, rather miscast as a Viennese Jewish doctor?register awe and wonder at this feat. "We are assured that this all really happened," notes Schickel. "Survivors have imparted their memories to Beresford. The vocal arrangements they made still exist...
...student interest in Core reform is selfish only to the extent that we desire an institutional framework that will provide us with the best education. Like your Committee, we strongly believe that a delimited liberal arts education is the brand of learning most suited to our great University. But unlike your Committee, we are not bound to any specific system of knowledge categorization by intra-Faculty political allegiances, nor are we afraid to rattle our sabers for fear of internecine Faculty dissension...