Word: standout
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Morgalis gave up a solo shot to Columbia outfielder Ray Waters in the top of the second, but that was all the scoring he would surrender. The Cincinnati standout, a transfer from Notre Dame, looked dominant on the mound, giving up only five hits and two walks and striking...
...choreography, by Amanda M. Gann ’06, is another standout feature of this production. Some of the moves are dubious (Private Willis attempts to dance the Macarena to his solo), but most are strong, like the comically half-hearted and self-conscious dance leaps by the Lord Chancellor and Strephon, the Lord Chancellor’s fluidly shifting nightmare scenarios, or the tensely balanced face-off between the Lords and the fairies in the House of Parliament...
...fill out a verse with some la-la-lalas, as he does on the excellent, pace-shifting love song Hospital Bed. At times he's capable of cleverness, but mostly On My Way reveals he's after warm, natural harmonies and moments of girl-inspired euphoria. On the jangly standout Hear Me Out, his various strengths come together for four great minutes of yearning...
Much has been made of the song “Anthem for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl,” the so-called standout track from YFIIP. While pleasing the crowd, many of whom seemed to have only a passing acquaintance with the other songs (even though almost all were from the same album), the song, far from living up to its title, quickly turned into a smug drone. Singer Emily Haines (one of four in the band) does indeed possess a beautiful voice, but burying it under layers of cutesy effects and having her repeat the same...
...former Notre Dame standout and current broadcaster Paul Hornung reminded us again last week that a standard question for a person in sports can lead to a humorous, arrogant, graphic or even racist response...