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...Opera Society’s production takes the stage. Last year, “The Marriage of Figaro” was a huge success, and this year’s production of “Cosi Fan Tutte” (February 8-9 and 13-14) marks the 15th anniversary of the Dunster House Opera (DHO) series. To learn more about this year’s opera, The Harvard Crimson caught up with stage director Matthew M. Spellberg ’09 and musical director John M. Sullivan ’09. Spellberg and Sullivan worked the DHO?...
...Harvard's professor emeritus Ezra F. Vogel - who has enjoyed good relations with many of China's leaders, past and present - chaired several sessions during the Tibet conference. Beijing might want to consider Vogel's opinion regarding the 15th Dalai Lama: "If the Dalai Lama passes away without agreement with China, then you could have someone Beijing selects, who would not be acceptable to Tibetans. Then China could be in for a long-term problem, like Russia has in Chechnya...
...Founded by Guru Nanak in northern India during the 15th century, Sikhism drew from Sufism, Islam and Hinduism, but rejected what it saw as their worst traditions, such as the Hindu caste system. It later incorporated the teachings of nine other Gurus, or teachers, which are collected in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book revered as the eleventh Guru. The religion claims 23 million followers today, 76 percent of whom live in the Indian state of Punjab. Although they make up only 2% of the wider Indian population, they are a close-knit and prosperous community with a strong...
...high jump after clearing 1.82 meters. Among those just outside the top 10 was a trio of freshmen, as Brian Hill placed 11th in the mile, Brian Reis finished 12th in the 1000 meters, and John McVey was 12th in the pole vault. Senior co-captain Alex Lewis finished 15th in the pole vault, as both he and McVey cleared 3.81 meters. Sophomore Justin Grinstead was 12th in the 800 meters, while classmate Jack Brady finished 11th in the weight throw after a throw of 14.17 meters. “Jack Brady had a wrist injury, so he didn?...
...seemingly arbitrary, is in fact a not-so-subtle threat to opposition parties and the ambitions of former Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif. Sharif and his party favor boycotting the elections, while Bhutto is leaning toward participating. Now, Musharraf has given each of them a deadline. "The 15th is the last day for the withdrawal of nomination papers" says Ahsan Iqbal, a spokesman for Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Party, referring to the last date the candidates can formally withdraw from the race. That may be enough to force both Bhutto and Sharif to commit...