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...lovers' triangle that develops is the most engaging thread in the patch-work of plots woven through Cyrano de Bergerac. Here the magnitude of Connell's stage presence proves to be a double-edged sword--it tends to overshadow the other performances in the play. Supporting players Eisa Davis and Tim Krochuk give consistently strong performances, but they are only occasionally able to shine through Connell's propensity to eclipse all others who share the stage with...
...established is that some Fort Wayne party men chose | Quayle because of his looks for the thankless task of running against eight- term Democratic Congressman Ed Roush in 1976. Quayle was recently introduced to a board meeting of the Hoover Institution as one who volunteered to "fall on his sword" in that 1976 campaign. But Walter Helmke, the G.O.P. candidate in 1974, says that the idea of Roush's invincibility is nonsense. "He only beat me by 8,000 votes, and that was in the post-Watergate election when Republicans did badly. When Dan ran against Roush, Gerald Ford swept...
...double-edged sword for colleges. Media exposure brings national attention and dollars into the coffers. But it also stretches out seasons, wreaks havoc with schedules and helps boost the importance of sports at the expense of academics. Indiana University was forced to play three basketball games this season at 9:30 p.m. to suit ESPN's Monday-night schedule. Coach Bobby Knight complained, noting that his players did not get home from away games until 3 a.m. "To hell with damned ESPN," he told a campus newspaper. "This is absolutely ridiculous to put a college student through." Other...
...words protesting a violence against our community might alienate some none-too-bright readers. But any quasi-controversial result we may encounter is immeasurably better than the alternative you seem to naively suggest: our deaths at the hand of the editorial sword. Jarrett T. Barrios '90 Co-chair, Harvard-Radcliffe Bisexual Gay Lesbian Students Association
...this my sword that conquered Persia...