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...Dean of Freshman F. Skiddy von Stade '38 takes a leave for a semester, as W. C. Buriss Young '55 steps in as acting dean. Meanwhile, first-year students move into the newly completed Canaday Hall. With its singles, wall-to-wall carpeting, soundproofing and convenient location, Canady draws praise despite complaints of its "sterility" and "uniformity." 16 - FAS announces a record $2 million deficit on a $54 million budget, resulting in tightened spending and a future tuition increase of $200. 17 - Twenty Harvard summer school students who enrolled in Physics S-1 face disciplinary action for using prepared answer...
...films in competition for the Palme d'Or and the thousand others screened in this Cote d'Azur paradise is granted by press pass or market badge (for members of the industry). But lacking those, you can always try begging. One Frenchwoman, denied admission to a screening of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark, sobbed at the barricades with such fervor that she could have earned a role in Les Miserables...
...woman didn't get into the screening, but she should have got into the movie; she surely would have done a better job in Von Trier's bad-vibes musical than its star did. This heartfelt, incompetently made singing tragedy, about a factory worker who is going blind, showcased the minimal talents of Icelandic pop star Bjork. She's a quadruple-threat artiste: can't act, can't dance, can't sing, can't compose. By all accounts, Bjork behaved like a bjerk during filming, and she skipped the press conference, only to show up on the red-carpeted steps...
...Finally, Von Trier got to clarify his earlier remarks about Bjork. "It's kind of American to say 'I love you,'" he admitted. "But I like her much more than she thinks. And I hope that she likes me more than I think...
...closing night belonged to Bjork and Von Trier, who easily eclipsed any drama in their film by staging a wary kiss-and-make-up scene on the Grand Palais stage and at the following press conference. In accepting the Palme d'Or, Von Trier said impishly, "If you see Bjork, tell her I love her." His combative star then emerged from the wings to pose with him. Later, when asked what she thought of Von Trier's declaration of love, the "Best Actress" replied, "I'm such a private person - can I sing it?" But Bjork was giving no free...