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...removal, shortening, or at least restructuring of Reading Period and Intersession. I come before you today as a dissenting opinion, someone who thinks we are all too quick to dismiss the unique benefits, tangible and intangible, that our current exam schedule offers us.People complain that our Christmas break is shorter than other schools’, and perhaps it is if looked at only as a “Christmas” break. But consider the span of time from the first day of vacation (Dec. 21) to the first day of spring classes (Feb. 1). Over these 40 days, you?...
...addition of spoken dialogue. On stage, “Rent” is essentially an opera; very few lines are spoken, and the entire plot can be followed through the songs. In the film version, much of the dialogue is removed from the soundtrack. The result is shorter, but certainly less cohesive. For audiences unfamiliar with the musical’s plot, who hope to decipher it from the music, the original Broadway cast recording is far superior.But what about those of us who are in it for the music? Is this new soundtrack worth the time of loyal fans...
...throw line to finish with 15 points. Against the Blue Devils this Saturday, Cusworth might find the path to victory just as clear as the tallest starting player for CCSU so far this season has been 6’7 Jemino Sobers. He would stand almost half a foot shorter than Cusworth if the Blue Devils go with that matchup. When CCSU has the ball, it will be all about two high-powered and high-scoring guards: Tristan Blackwood and Justin Chiera. That backcourt duo averages 35 points per game, and will certainly have a shot to score that many...
Even after 20 years in business, Domenico Dolce (the shorter, bald one) and Stefano Gabbana (tall and angular) remain incredibly accessible. Although their company boasts wholesale revenues of more than $1 billion and both designers live in splendor in the same central Milan building, Stefano on the sixth floor, Domenico on the fifth?never mind the houses in Roquebrune, France, and in Stromboli and Portofino, Italy?Dolce and Gabbana live what they consider an ?approachable? life. Gabbana, 43, still rides around his native Milan on a Vespa (albeit a leopard-print one). And Dolce, 47, who hails from...
...like to take a few more 15 footers and shorter jumpers and drive to the basket a little more,” Goffredo said...