Word: slating
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...Harvard put up impressive fights against top-flight teams such as then-No. 1 Virginia, then-No. 13 Pepperdine, then-No. 8 Michigan, and especially against then-No. 17 Texas Tech in the Crimson’s first NCAA tournament in four years. The squad’s grueling slate before Ivy League play began certainly left Harvard prepared to face its less challenging conference opponents. Although the schedule gave the Crimson a taste of the NCAA’s best in 2008, it remains to be seen whether Harvard can repeat this year’s performance next season...
...These rousing displays of fortitude , however, don't necessarily suggest a positive message for women. Clinton's vow, in particular, moved Slate writer Dahlia Lithwick to ask what it means if feminism is "the inability to concede error or defeat - even in light of irrefutable, empirical evidence and in the face of spiraling support and tanking morale...
...Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremeaux, who choose the Cannes slate, seem to recognize this problem. That's why they pack their program with American items from Oscar-winning directors. This year Clint Eastwood brings Changeling, starring Angelina Jolie, and Woody Allen has Vicky Christina Barcelona, with Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, Oscar-nominee Penelope Cruz and Woody's latest muse, Scarlett Johansson. Steven Soderbergh is presenting the 4-1.2-hr. Che, with Benicio del Toro as the sexy South American insurrectionist...
Harris also reaffirmed that the new Gen Ed curriculum would be fully in place by fall 2009, with a “robust” slate of courses ready for the Class...
...world record by holding his breath for more than 17 minutes. TIME interviewed the Guinness Book of Records' newest entrant about the genesis of his death-defying feats, what it feels like when your body starts eating itself for sustenance, and what stunts are next on his slate...