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...classroom” and allows her to experiment with unconventional assignments.For example, the students in her freshman seminar, “Rewriting America: Race, Feminism, and Classic Narratives,” are re-interpreting a classical text through the medium of written work, performance, dance, film, or music for their final projects.This academic freedom is reinforced through the satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading system, Naddaff said.By allowing the pressure for grades to be lifted, students can evolve past the high school mentality of learning solely for the sake of a final grade, said professor of applied biology Ralph Mitchell.Freshman seminars also allow first...
...Perhaps Generation A will have to grow up soon and face the awkward music. But why rush things? We’re still in college. We’ll have plenty of time to talk face to face when the economy crumbles, obliging us to sell our cell phones, dress in drab burlap ensembles, and stand in long lines waiting for soup. There’s a reason we consider sincere intellectual engagement awkward. The longer we can postpone that, the more time we can spend making lists of verboten terms like “moist...
...Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players combine music and magic in their performance of “Iolanthe, or The Peer and the Peri,” which runs in Agassiz Theatre through Dec. 14. Directed by Benjamin T. Morris ’09, “Iolanthe” satirizes politics, laws, and even love, while still maintaining a light and whimsical tone. Though “Iolanthe” tackles serious themes, this production’s strong performances consistently highlight the humor inherent in those themes...
With its capable acting and visual appeal, “Iolanthe” was a thoroughly enjoyable production, delivering its satire, wrapped up in entertaining characters and lively music, in a manner that does justice to its Gilbert and Sullivan roots...
...piece with a solemn, clear horn call that, in the opera, would signal the beginning of the Elf-King’s quest to save the hero, Huan. Gruskin was impeccable throughout the evening, and when the call returned, it was as clear but more optimistic, fitting the music perfectly. The strings were agile both dynamically and technically, evoking a mystical landscape, and the winds marched solidly behind them. A controlled build-up led to an exciting conclusion...