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...bodies as well as develop the missile programs that laid the groundwork for China's first manned space mission in 2003. But he remained bitter over his treatment by the U.S. "It was the stupidest thing this country ever did," said former Navy Secretary Dan Kimball, according to Iris Chang's 1995 biography of Qian. "He was no more a Communist than I was--and we forced...
iDance was a collaboration between the Mainly Jazz Company (co-directed by Crystal Chang ’10 and Iris Odstrcil ’10) and TAPS (directed by Caitlin D. Driscoll ’11). The show’s program alternated between pieces by the two groups, with a finale performed by both. While the two troupes featured well-thought out pieces, Mainly Jazz was often more imaginative in its dances, performing stories as well as movement. TAPS’ arrangements were technically sound, but at times creatively restrained...
...most innovative numbers of the evening was Mainly Jazz’s “Music Box,” choreographed by Chang. Jennifer M. Batel ’12, Natalie A. Cameron ’11, and Odstrcil transformed themselves into Coppelia-esque wind-up toys, delicately moving about the stage with the precision of mechanical instruments. The plucked strings of the folk music—a piece by Yann Tiersen, best known for creating the soundtrack for “Amélie”—resonated as the dancers replied in stiff, precise arm movements...
...Skepticism about China is not new. Lawyer Gordon Chang published The Coming Collapse of China in 2001, and he's been waiting for the thud ever since. In a recent column in Forbes magazine, Chang insisted China's third-quarter GDP growth this year is unlikely to be "anywhere near" the official 8.9% cited by Beijing...
...Jimmy Chang, NOVI, MICH...