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...Latin word for study, studium, refers not only to hard work but emphasizes the enthusiasm and zeal that comes with intellectual pursuit, Crawford said...
...gallery devoted exclusively to the work of Thomas Kinkade, the American painter of the The Garden of Prayer. For around $2,000, a limited-edition oil reproduction of the painting was soon hanging in the Sworders' sitting room. Now Vivienne has a new focus for her collecting zeal. In the past year she has spent more than $15,000 on Kinkade works. "I'm quite into the ones with lots of snow," she says...
...clear evidence that meetings are not and can never be enough to end poverty wages on campus. It is farcical to pretend that administrators take seriously the concerns of the thousands of students, faculty, alums, workers and community members who make up the Living Wage Campaign when their zeal for slashing wages proceeds unabated. We have met with the president, the provost, the vice-president for administration, the director of labor relations and on down the line countless times for years now, and we do not take these meetings lightly. We seriously and respectfully present moral, social and economic arguments...
...their research prowess, with little regard for teaching credentials. Thus, while almost no one would doubt that the scientific expertise of our faculty is first-rate, the ability to teach—to impart information quickly, effectively, lucidly and entertainingly—by no means correlates with this zeal for research. The result is a faculty that spans the entire gambit of teaching quality, from abysmal to spectacular, with a mean hovering at mediocre...
...supremely talented, if currently little known musicians who more than live up to his title of “the real drea band.” While the standout by far was drummer Bill Stewart, who matched Scofield’s intensity and complexity with dizzying dexterity and frenetic zeal, tenor player Seamus Blake and acoustic bassist Jesse Murphy also acquitted themselves admirably. Blake furnished lean and frequently blistering solos, with Murphy impelling forward the night’s proceedings with tight grooves robust solos, complementing Scofield’s continually surprising harmonic invention...