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(09/21/99 4:00am)
Director Sam Raimi and writer Dana Stevens must have thought they had all their bases covered with "For Love of the Game": romance for the ladies, sports for the guys and, of course, star Kevin Costner's track record with baseball-themed movies ("Bull Durham" and "Field of Dreams").
But while it's nice to see Costner back on the mound instead of battling the apocalypse, it's not enough to make the movie feel complete.
For one thing, there's not enough baseball to really make "Game" feel like a baseball movie.
(09/10/99 4:00am)
Whoever decided to cast Tori Spelling as a lousy actress was either incredibly inspired or really lazy.
(08/05/99 4:00am)
Before beginning, this critic has a confession to make: he is the world's number-one fan of the film "Pretty Woman."
That nearly decade-old fairy tale married tenderness, laughter and love in a seamless manner that no romantic comedy has been able to match since.
(08/05/99 4:00am)
It is possible that many a drinker's dream has come true with the announcement of a natural, over-the-counter drug that prevents hangovers.
(08/05/99 4:00am)
By conserving energy, the University recently received the 1999 Green Lights Education Partner of the Year award from the U.S.
(07/29/99 4:00am)
Sometimes, as the song says, love just ain't enough.
Apparently, the late director Stanley Kubrick had that message in mind during the three years it took him to assemble his final film, "Eyes Wide Shut."
Kubrick, the overzealous perfectionist whose film triumvirate of "Dr. Strangelove," "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "A Clockwork Orange" catapulted him into the ranks of America's premiere directors, died just days after putting together his final cut of the much-ballyhooed, and equally bleak movie.
(07/29/99 4:00am)
Alderman Library's Special Collections Department and the Electronic Text Center received a $500,000 grant to fund the second phase of their Early American Fiction digitalization project Friday.
The project is designed to take advantage of the University's compilation of early American literature.
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(07/22/99 4:00am)
James W. Todd, an alumnus of the Darden School, pledged $1 million to his alma mater during his 35th class reunion.
Todd directed his pledge to support case-method research and the Batten Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Elaine Ruggieri, Darden School Public Relations Director, explained that case studies are the main learning tool of the Darden curriculum.
Ruggieri said that one of the up-and-coming components of case research included multimedia cases.
(07/22/99 4:00am)
The recovery of the remains of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette yesterday confirmed that America's most high-profile family had endured yet another tragedy.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
He's ba-aaaaaack. Only this time, he's grown up. Well, okay, just a little bit.
He is Adam Sandler, whose bag of man-child schtick has turned him into one of Hollywood's $20 million-men, emerging in his fifth leading role in "Big Daddy."
Not surprisingly, there is not a whole lot of ingenuity to be found here, but Sandler fans should nonetheless walk away feeling satisfied.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
It was about this time last year when "There's Something About Mary," an irreverently hyperbolic comedy, turned Hollywood on its head with its vast array of gross-outs and genre spoofs.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
The 10th annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals" in U.S. News and World Report has listed 10 medical specialties of the University's Health System as each being one of the top 50 departments in the nation.
The issue, which came out on newsstands Monday, included two newcomers to the list-cardiology and heart surgery and geriatrics.
"I think this reflects our commitment to patients and the quality of care we deliver," said Dr. Jonathon Truwit, Associate Director of Internal Medicine.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
Picking up on over 20 years of research, the National Institute of Health is funding a project with the Health Sciences Center to develop an edible vaccine for Entamoeba histolyca, a deadly parasitic infection.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
Little is still known about the new 21 Society that formed last month.
The 21 Society, created with the goal of instilling a greater sense of student self-governance at the University, sent out 21 letters two weeks ago announcing their formation on June 21.
According to a letter dated that same day, and left at The Cavalier Daily office July 6, The 21 Society was founded in order "to unify the politically active students of the University."
Each recipient received a different number on his or her letter.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
With three sessions already completed, the University's new summer orientation program appears to be a success, student orientation leaders said.
A total of 794 students have attended the two sessions so far, with 910 guests accompanying them.
"For a program running for its first time, everything is fitting together rather smoothly," Student Orientation Leader Beth Van Doren said.
The orientation program is being held over the summer for the first time.
(07/19/99 4:00am)
A previously unpublished short story by William Faulkner was published in the July 2 issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review.
"I didn't realize that there was anything left [of Faulkner's] to publish," said Staige Blackford, editor of the literary journal.
(07/15/99 4:00am)
It was about this time last year when "There's Something About Mary," an irreverently hyperbolic comedy turned Hollywood on its head with its vast array of gross-outs and genre spoofs.
(07/15/99 4:00am)
The 10th annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals" in U.S. News and World Report has listed 10 medical specialties of the University's Health System as each being one of the top 50 departments in the nation.
The issue, which came out on newsstands Monday, included two newcomers to the list-cardiology and heart surgery and geriatrics.
"I think this reflects our commitment to patients and the quality of care we deliver," said Dr. Jonathon Truwit, Associate Director of Internal Medicine.
(07/15/99 4:00am)
With two sessions already underway, the University's new summer orientation program appears to be a success, orientation leaders said.
A total of 794 students have attended the two sessions so far, with 910 guests accompanying them.
"For a program running for its first time, everything is fitting together rather smoothly," Student Orientation Leader Beth Van Doren said.
The orientation program is being held over the summer for the first time.
(07/08/99 4:00am)
An organization now is being restructured to enhance student life and promote social awareness at the University by students and administrators.
