Word: topicalism
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Last year, juniors met once a week with graduate students for discussion about a specific topic. Now, the first semester junior tutorial concentrates on research and writing skills, while the second semester prepares students to write a junior paper on self-selected topics. In addition, the junior's general exam has been replaced with a thesis conference...
...sitcoms since Rhoda's wedding. According to TV Guide, the brains behind Ellen are thinking of having her come out as a lesbian this season. While homosexuality on TV is hardly a pioneering idea, the rumor has taken off because lead actress Ellen DeGeneres' own sexuality is a topic of much speculation...
Emphasizing that the environment is a topic that should get serious attention in political debates, Hayden offered his views on how the presidential candidates have tackled the issues...
...road to a Net-based future has also completed Gates' beatification as not just a great hacker but also a world-class CEO. Microsoft's warp-speed reinvention may set the standard for information-age corporate agility. "I don't think you'd be interviewing me on this topic if we were any less nimble," Gates told Time. "You'd be writing our epitaph...
...gravitas to be Veep, let alone top man. But the cerebral, private, intensely competitive Al Gore has managed the contortionist's feat of projecting an almost perfect loyalty to his boss's re-election without diminishing himself. Clinton's normally understated political director, Doug Sosnik, gushes when the topic is Gore: "There's not one part of the country where Al Gore is not well received, not one group he doesn't do well with. It sounds like hype, but it really is true. He has reset the bar for measuring the effectiveness of future Vice Presidents...