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...biggest challenge in putting on the show is the pressure of time, a concern that is voiced by almost everyone in the production. Because of Christmas vacation and exam period rehearsals cannot begin until February, which leaves only three weeks for the actors, tech crew, and band to whip the production into shape in time for the first show on February 22. The actors have the toughest schedule, with rehearsals running from 2 to 11 p.m. on weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays, and 1 to 10 p.m. on Sundays...
...homecoming of sorts for the former 11-term U.S. representative from Indiana and former Democratic majority whip. If his current attention lies with NYU, his heart will always lie with Harvard. And Harvard basketball...
...always see the darker side as clearly. The first drawback is that executives fear they will lose control over employees. "Management does not trust the worker at home without close supervision," says Arthur Brief, a New York University professor. "Employers are concerned if somebody is not standing with a whip over employees' heads and saying 'Produce...
When he was tapped almost two years ago to become president of NBC News, a position he had held from 1968 to 1973, Reuven Frank faced a staff beset by internal tensions and disarray. "They turned to me because I was an oldtimer who could, it was hoped, whip things back into shape," he recalls. That mission accomplished, the self-effacing veteran newsman told NBC Chairman Grant Tinker that he wanted to return to what he loves most and does best: producing news shows. His wish was granted on his 63rd birthday last week. Aside from the fact that...
Reagan's rush to invade Grenada was designed to divert attention from his disaster in Lebanon. "We need a win," said Reagan's advisors, so the Yankee shark swallowed the Caribbean sardine, a ploy to whip the population into line behind the red hot Cold War. Meanwhile, Reagan vows that those responsible for the Beirut bombing "will pay." This means more U.S. troops to Lebanon to serve as Israel's cat's pew and shore up the rule of the Phalangist gangsters. The SYL's call for "Marines out of Lebanon now and alive!" evokes the wide-spread anti-government...