But in the turbulent late 60's, set against a backdrop of student protests and the Vietnam war, Sha Na Na tapped a nostalgic yearning.
Inspired by some of the experiences of Eric Rockwell, who wrote the book and music (the lyrics are by Joanne Bogart), the show takes place against the backdrop of student council elections at Hamilton High School, where the narrator, Eric, faces bullying because of his nonconformity and gossip about his sexuality.
Against a backdrop of serious student violence in December 2010 ministers said that the tripling of tuition fees was necessary to save money in a time of austerity.
This took place, of course, against a backdrop of an ever-increasing student population.
When ESPN's "GameDay," the sign of a big game, came to U.S.C., the set had to be shot extra tight because of the lack of students and fans in the backdrop.
Ever since I started teaching four years ago, for example, I have lived my professional life against a backdrop of rules that force teachers and students to think more legalistically about even the most fleeting interactions.
The play was Hanif Kureishi's The Black Album, a comedy charting the battle between a liberal lecturer and an Islamist scholar for the soul of a young British Pakistani student, against a backdrop of the last years of Thatcher and the Rushdie fatwa.
Against the backdrop of numerous reports regarding declining precollege student interest in science [2], a precollege program was envisioned at Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (as of 2010, Seattle BioMed) to increase youth engagement in biomedical research and global health, increase community interest in infectious diseases and mobilize a future biomedical workforce.
With Students as Backdrop, Obama Warns of Doubling of Loan Rates College students, freshly relieved of pressure from term papers and final exams, served as a backdrop for President Obama as he warned of another impending fiscal deadline: student loan interest rates are set to double in 30 days under current law.
On the other side of the road is a series of newly constructed luxury apartments, built to house the university's students, set against the backdrop of a brilliant blue sky.
