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...morphed into the sweaty gym where the best we could hope for was a fly-out double. River-dwellers lining up for shuttle rides back to the Square bore an unfortunate resemblance to eighth graders climbing into Mom’s minivan. Still, the Zima bottles were a nice touch, and props are in order to the badass sporting a full-size Flavor Flav clock swinging from his neck. Fight the power...
Lamont Library was never meant as a performance space for a Kiev ballet. But with the right touch, they figured, an improvised modern dance routine can be executed flawlessly on the third floor. The only problem is: security guards. After participating in dance routines, storytelling, and other artistic endeavors, the students were discovered by a library guard at around 4:30 a.m., over five hours after closing time...
...small corps of Ivy-obsessed Andover students. “They’re very one-dimensional people in how they approach life,” Worgaftik says. “They’re almost clichés as people.” With more than a touch of satisfaction, he adds, “One senior I know took 11 APs last year and was deferred from Harvard...
...lefty loony who typifies the bias of American academia) and scorn from liberals (who view the efforts as an attack on academic freedom). It's indicative of a broader trend of lawmakers' chipping away at the traditional insularity of the ivory tower, claiming that universities are out of touch with their communities and spending tax dollars irresponsibly. But are legislators the right people to be setting the boundaries for civil--and free--discourse on the campuses of public colleges and universities...
...UVSC president Bill Sederburg, who fielded complaints from them about an Oct. 20 campus speech by Michael Moore, a student production of The Vagina Monologues and a course on queer theory in literature. "The legislators are saying 'We don't want the college to go too far and lose touch with the community.' But we have an obligation to protect academic freedom...