Word: twelfths
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...Gore and Bush's tug-of-war on testing the other night, the candidates think the public support for high-stakes exams is unflagging. Despite Gore's repeated protests that he supports mandatory testing (he does, sort of, but not until 2004 and only in fourth, eighth and twelfth grades), Bush would go a step further, requiring states either to test kids every year from third through eighth grade or lose 5% of federal aid. At least on the testing issue, W's the toughest kid on the playground...
...Radcliffe heavyweight crew finished a disappointing twelfth in the first varsity division at the NCAA Women's Rowing Championships last weekend in Camden...
...wonders of Shakespeare's plays is their remarkable ability to transcend time and location, granting directors the privilege of transposing medieval Denmark to modern New York or ancient Athens to the foothills of 19th-century Italy. The privilege, however, can be abused. When the decision was made to stage Twelfth Night in the California redwoods during the Beat Generation of the 1950's, there may have been a good reason to do so. It appears, however, that that reason parted from the production sometime between the formation of the concept and opening night. Thus was the audience left to face...
Directed by Josh Edelman '01, Twelfth Night offers character misreading so severe that they must be intentional; while an interesting concept, it is unfortunate that Shakespeare's play offers virtually no support for the interpretations presented on stage. The most blatant example arises in the portrayal of Malvolio, Lady Olivia's Puritanical steward, by Paul Monteleoni '01. Though it is unclear at what point we may draw the line separating directoral control and actor-based development, it seems that someone involved in the character's evolution should have reread the text. Resembling nothing so much as a demented Muppet, Monteleoni...
...TWELFTH NIGHT...