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...group of students will focus on Allston this semester. For them, understanding Harvard’s presence in the area and how it interacts with the community??the future site of University’s new more than 200-acre campus—isn’t a casual interest: their grade depends upon...
...police. With an orchestra of 110, cast of 35 and technical staff of 30, “Der Rosenkavalier” is indeed a massive undertaking for LHO, which is an all-volunteer company. In order to assemble the personnel necessary, LHO reached out to members of the Boston community??particularly young performers—who make up the majority of the cast this year. “[The show is] not done often because it’s so big, especially in Boston where there’s a heavier emphasis on early...
...difficult for us to imagine a time when people desired to be “average,” the social history of public opinion polls tells a different story.The acceptance of the idea that an individual needs quantitative data in order to understand his or her own community??and sometimes even him- or herself—represented a cultural shift in how Americans in the 20th century understood their society, argues University of Pennsylvania historian Sarah E. Igo in “The Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public...
...island, determined to painstakingly rebuild the life he once had. Shot on location, the film offers a glimpse into the world of lobster fishing, and its portrait of the Maine island lifestyle distinguishes the film from typical down-on-your luck productions. The portrayal of the maritime community??both insular and incestuous, at once supportive and condemning—is both authentic and well-developed. Many of the shots of the island and its coast, particularly the Maine sunsets, speak to the location’s uniqueness. Coupled with the folksy score, including a number of songs written...
...Last fall the Task Force for General Education, made up of Harvard Faculty, two students, and an assistant dean, met to determine the future direction of the undergraduate curriculum. Based on the undergraduate community??s apparent passion for extracurricular involvement, their proposal recommended that a committee be formed to explore ways to link students’ existing activities to their current coursework. This differs from the existing Bok Center program in that it lets students take initiative in relating their non-academic pursuits to classes instead of offering courses with a specific outside component...