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The Transatlantic Professor
“It’s hard to know what the Booker means in America. Americans aren’t eligible. Does that make them lose interest, or does it give the prize a mystique?” Alan Hollinghurst wondered aloud during an interview last week in his office at 185 Nassau.
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The Lonely Conservative
Evan Baehr feels oppressed. This alleged marginalization has nothing to do with race; he’s white.
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Legacy
I walked into the University chapel with a group of white-haired men in blue suits. I paused in front of an usher who wore a nametag with an orange and black ribbon pinned to it: Somers K. Steelman ’54. I extended my hand for a program. He looked at my unbrushed hair, sweatshirt, jeans, and…
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All-American Girl
At the beginning of the week, tickets were still available for comedienne Margaret Cho’s April 22 performance at Dillon Gym.
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“Playing in the Dark” Senior Thesis Production
“Most plays have this rule imbedded in them,” said Khalil Sullivan two days before opening night of “Playing in the Dark,” which he wrote and directs for his senior thesis. “A play has an action, a desire that characters want, and obstacles in the way of completing that action.”
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Aloft and Not a Little Aloof
Chang-rae Lee’s third novel, Aloft, released earlier this month, is a book of firsts.
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The English Major and the Policy Speech: An Encounter
The morning of the Colin Powell lecture, I stood in line outside of Richardson Auditorium with my friend Beth. Beth takes Arabic. Last summer, she worked for a senator in Washington. She just applied to Woody Woo. She knows her Public and International Affairs. I, on the other hand, am going to be an English…