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...early test for us,” captain Teddy Schreck added. “It was a good opportunity to see the crews we’ll be competing against later on for the national championship...We had encouraging results, and it is nice to show this speed early on in the season...
...student I know put himself through the gauntlet of a 14-hour-per-day summer lab job pipetting in the hopes of snagging a future Harvard Medical School admissions letter; another suffered an existential crisis because he felt that none of his extracurriculars were sufficiently frivolous enough to show employers he could have fun. The anxiety runs deep—next Wednesday, the Office of Career Services will attempt to soothe those whose goals have been dashed with a panel entitled “Reflections on Rejections,” in which a “booklet of actual rejection...
...Crimson arts comper—definitely holds her own, as she effortlessly conveys Lulu’s complexity by highlighting the character’s youthful innocence and desire to be mature.However, the greatest applause goes to Ben T. Clark ’09, who steals the show with his portrayal of Goldberg, the sweet-talking, temperamental Jewish gangster. Clark’s representation of Goldberg is well complemented by the theatrical efforts of castmate Justin A. Monticello ’09, whose character, McCann, confuses, amuses, and frightens. Monticello’s versatility is remarkable, as he comically shreds...
...blue remind the audience of the American ideals against which the characters are juxtaposed. Sets are minimal, as the script calls for numerous settings, and most furniture is on wheels so that it can be easily moved and given another use. This rapid movement suits the show well; it emphasizes the motif of change and migration, presenting each scene as a temporary meshing of two or more characters’ individual stories.The fourth wall is kept intact for the duration of the piece, ensuring distance between the audience and the actors and highlighting, intentionally or not, the gap in place...
...financing, and it certainly helps their case that most traditional Olympic sponsors are U.S. based - and that one of the biggest, McDonald's, is headquartered in suburban Chicago. But it's hard to imagine that many firms will make significant financial commitments in this grim economic environment. Moreover, studies show the long-term economic and financial benefits of hosting the Olympics are debatable at best. Montreal, for instance, failed to pay the debt it incurred hosting the 1976 Games until 2006. Still, the Chicago bid's proponents are confident. "The Olympics is bigger than Mayor Daley," Daley said earlier this...