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...back on a winning track. That’s also what Harvard (1-6 ECAC) had hoped when it routed then-No. 3 Boston College on Nov. 7. But the Crimson promptly dropped three of the next four. “At this point, a win—period??would help,” said Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91, adding, “We just have to be able to be more headstrong.” The Terriers (3-2-4, 3-2-3 Hockey East), however, will present no easy task. The perennial...
...written show. Since Sondheim and his collaborator George Furth intentionally constructed an emotionally unavailable principal character, performing it can be a little risky. But regardless of the chances the directors may be taking with this complex, enigmatic musical—which is going up in the Ex during reading period??they have chosen what many Broadway lovers view as an antiquated, stylized piece.A poor choice? Hardly. Furth’s foundational book is replete with ’70s slang and cultural references, which manifest themselves subtly in Sondheim’s retro-pop tonal touches. Critics harped...
...Introducing question period??the venue that disaffected Faculty members used to launch their biting attacks on Summers—Bok said: “We now come to the most hazardous part of the program, at least...
...experience as it was by childhood experiences of illness. “When I was about five or six, I had severe asthma attacks,” he says. Despite his “near-fatal” condition—Mayer lost part of his lung during that period??he looks at his childhood of hospital visits and medical tests in a positive light, saying that it has spurred his interest in a medical career, possibly as a pulmonologist...
...beholden to tradition. For instance, whereas most Universities have a larger board of directors, many of whom are elected, Harvard continues to use a model conceived of in 1650: a seven-member, self-selecting, and secretive corporation. Other traditions—like final clubs, the house system, and shopping period??apply less to University governance, bust are still part of the zeitgeist of the school that need to be understood before policy is made. These traditions also act as obstacles and create a tremendous amount of inertia. A new president needs to understand them so that...