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...fired up for game time, athletes Matthew B. Wallenstein ’06 and Christopher W. Black ’06 like to listen to inspirational music. As the pair relaxes in uniform before a competition, the gentle strains of Bach symphonies play in the background. Their bow ties are knotted, their blazers are wrinkle-free and they are ready to brave the inclement weather for the brand-new Harvard Croquet Society’s weekly match...
...Soul Slide entertained a crowd of about 100 people. Held in trendy Atlas bar at the bottom of Jillian’s, the atmosphere was more final club than ski lodge. Guests perched on velvet-sided barstools under subtle lighting as Top 40 pop music played in the background. Numerous televisions hung from the ceiling and three huge screens behind the bar showed the film, which combined sweeping shots of traditional freeheel skiing interspersed with footage of daredevil stunts...
...moniker by which Koko refers to herself. While the phrase clearly bears no sexual connotation in the words “fine” and “animal,” the songwriters take full advantage of these implications. As trumpets blare and bongos thump suggestively in the background, a sultry female voice whispers “I wanna make a baby/And I don’t mean maybe/I’ll say it straight/I need to procreate.” Later in the song, a crowd of people eggs on the primate in an act that only...
They do, however, consider a person’s background, preferring that it reflect the ethnic and cultural background of the students they would potentially be teaching. Those accepted are usually assigned to one of their top choices, ranked out of 18 possible locations, either in the inner-city (including Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and New York City) or in a rural location (including New Mexico/Navajo Nation, Mississippi Delta, and South Louisiana...
...beyond the music, Hosfield says he simply hopes his production will give audiences a valuable new take on their world. “I want them to reconnect with the history and the background of the show,” he states, “and realize that this situation still exists and the events still have bearing...