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...cutting costs to those families by between one-third and one-half, according to a University statement. Undergraduates whose families make between $60,000 and $120,000 per year will contribute between zero and 10 percent of their income on a graded scale under the new initiative, to take effect next fall. “This is a huge investment for Harvard, but there is no more important commitment we could make,” University President Drew G. Faust said in a statement. “Excellence and opportunity must go hand in hand.” Dean...
...Daniel R. Pecci ’09) are chillingly rambunctious and buffoonish in their cruelty. There is a particularly searing moment when they execute Lavinia’s rape scene completely aurally from off stage. The red-bandaged, mutilated Lavinia then staggers pathetically back onstage. The effect is shocking...
...Leigh Allen, who will teach jazz classes next semester at the Harvard Dance Center, choreographed and costumed “B-Side,” another standout premiere. Dancers clad in black moved against a fiery red background to the artificial sounds of a synthesizer to produce a striking effect. The rigid movements of the men contrasted powerfully and sensually with the women’s grace. The ballet “Emeralds,” staged by Heather Watts, featured the choreography of George Balanchine and solo performance of Amanda C. Lynch ’10. Lynch danced with...
...However, the overall effect of the work was almost mythic. The waves of sound continued to build to the end of “Choral Fantasy” with the full grandeur of the choir’s pure harmonies, the strings’ furious tremolo, and Elkies’s intense scales and arpeggios. The evening as a whole was similarly fantastic...
...water crisis with violent regional clashes over the precious resource. Perhaps the most ominous aspect of this shortage is the remoteness of its relief. Thanks to a rapidly growing population, the demand for water is expected to double by 2050. Climate change will also have a long-term effect on the amount of glacial water supplying India’s rivers, which are the source of water for many households. The Indian government is faced with a number of ways to quench the creeping threat of thirst. The country’s deficient plumbing system, the source of many...