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Just as he uses easily-recognizable forms, Paterson also takes on a familiar, didactic voice. The poem “Correctives” depicts the narrator’s son who uses his right hand to support his left in an effort to write more neatly. As he describes this boy, Paterson derives a broader conclusion about humanity from the image: “the whole man must be his own brother / for no man is himself alone.” It would be easy to imagine this brief poem as a sort of family maxim delivered from generation...
Rankin said she is looking forward to the opportunity to work with schools across the University in an effort to improve and update their sexual assault policies, which, she added, can vary greatly. Some of the University’s professional schools’ sexual assault policies are less comprehensive than the College’s, Rankin said...
...Who’s ever been free in this world / Who has never had to bleed in this world?” questions a brooding Rufus Wainwright in his newest effort, “All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu.” These painfully ponderous reflections represent the culmination of a major shift for Wainwright. The troubadour has been slowly moving away from the disaffected, dissolute charm of his early efforts, most notably on 2001 breakout album “Poses,” and towards an artistic seriousness that has motivated him to write an opera...
...highlight of the weekend for the Crimson was the co-ed team’s sixth-place effort at the New England Dinghy Championships held at Connecticut College...
...eighth or better as a team in order to advance to the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association National Semifinals held later this spring. Therefore, that was their primary goal heading into the competition among an 18-team field at Connecticut College, and Harvard met this goal with a sixth-place effort...