Day: April 27, 2015
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Clubs find success in the water …
Swimming, gymnastics, table tennis teams compete in national championships, bring home team, individual titles despite obstacles Despite having only a few members, the swim team has had a historic year. It finished 45 out of 75 at the club nationals in Atlanta, Ga., on April 10-12. The team also finished the year as league champions,…
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Dangerous Liaisons
Student actors put on performance of 18th century French novel In the first few moments of the “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”, Marquise de Mertueil claims that “Love is something you use, not something you fall into like quicksand,” setting the tone for the crafty, complex play that follows. “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” ran from April 9-18 at…
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Drama wastes interesting premise
“True Story,” based on Michael Finkel’s memoir of the same name, fails to be as interesting as the true story. Finkel’s stories were on multiple covers of The New York Times until it was revealed a piece he wrote on modern slavery in Africa was partially fictionalized with the use of composite characters. While he…
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Nobel laureate in economics discusses gender
Gender inequality takes on many faces, Nobel laureate Amartya Sen said. It can be seen the moment cultural perceptions push a parent to desire a baby boy instead of a baby girl. But when that parent decides to turn to sex-selective abortion as a result of the gender inequality, the global phenomenon becomes gendercide —…