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...record. Harvard moved on to the NCAA Regional at Hempstead, N.Y. In Hempstead, Harvard lost a 3-2 eight-inning nail-biter against Hofstra before falling in a gut-wrenching 1-0 loss to Albany the next day to conclude its season. The two tournament losses could not overshadow one of the team’s best seasons ever. “We are really satisfied with the season we had,” said captain second baseman Julia Kidder. “We won the Ivy League, which was our goal since September.” Kidder...
Scheduling conflicts were not the only concerns that accompanied the rise of theater, and some worried that the pressure to achieve financial success with a production had begun to overshadow the artistic merit of several productions. But fears that Harvard was becoming a “Little Broadway” were met with the staging of several original scripts written by Harvard undergrads, notably a stage adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “Babylon Revisited” by F. William Kaufman, III ’57 and “Six Strings...
...Regardless of the tensions that overshadow next week's U.S.-Iran parley, there's no question that each side stands to benefit from some kind of a deal. The new Iraq strategy developed by General David Petraeus, the American commander, and U.S. ambassador Ryan Crocker stresses political accomodation inside Iraq. That is based on their judgment that neither the Iraqi insurgents nor the powerful Shi'ite militias can be readily defeated by the U.S. on the battlefield. Iran's active cooperation, or at least tacit support, appears crucial to that strategy. As for Iran, its leaders have said they would...
However, Feldstein said in an interview that gender should not overshadow Athey’s accomplishments...
These outstanding individual performances are also important in helping to overshadow some of the weaker characterizations. Some supporting actors occasionally fall into the trap of over-dramatization, as is easy and common with a Shakespearean play. For several, the monologues and long passages are difficult to deliver realistically. Others attempt to maintain an appearance of shock and artificial enthrallment in the action of the play that is ultimately not believable...