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Adding to the math morass was the fact that 49 states (all but Iowa) devised their own math standards, with up to 100 different goals for each grade level. Textbook publishers responded with textbooks that tried to incorporate every goal of every state. "There are some 700-page third-grade math books out there," says N.C.T.M.'s current president Francis (Skip) Fennell, professor of education at Maryland's McDaniel College...
...residents of Mower A-21 are no strangers to late nights spent over gaming consoles, and their room reflects it. Hundreds of DVDs and games for various systems jostle for space with such ponderous volumes as War and Peace and a molecular biology textbook, while Nintendo 64 cartridges occupy their own floor compartment. When it comes to the contests that play out on the room’s 32-inch Sony television, the Mower suite’s residents have many means of sorting out the true champions from the mere dabblers. Their collection of consoles includes...
...standings, as the team skated to a 4-3 victory over Colgate (3-7-1, 3-1-0 ECAC) on an overtime goal by sophomore Jenny Brine. While scrappy play characterized most of regulation, the goal that clinched the game 1:49 into sudden-death overtime was absolutely textbook. Sophomores Sarah Wilson and Brine executed the give-and-go to perfection, as Brine sped past her defender to turn a pass from Wilson into a beautiful finish in front of the net.“When it goes into overtime, I like our chances—I always...
...every film in the Criterion list is a textbook classic. Quite a few are just hugely enjoyable bagatelles that deserve to be treated with care. As you probably already know, Donen's 1963 comic thriller is about a young American widow (the ever-stylish Audrey Hepburn) on the run in Paris from a trio of criminals who think she can lead them to the fortune her late husband stole from them. The is-he-or-isn't-he-trustworthy stranger who takes her under his wing is Cary Grant. The digital transfer is every bit as lustrous as what Kurosawa...
...member of the College Events Board.Amadi P. Anene ’08 is another UC junior to keep an eye on. A Kuumba a capella singer, Anene served as SAC vice chair for College life last semester, and he has been active in the effort to get textbook stipends for low-income students. He said that he is “definitely thinking” about a run for president.INSIDE OUTThroughout this yearly ritual, only one thing will remain certain: All bets will be off.Take Tim R. Hwang ’08, who said he will seek the signatures needed...