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...gradually receded. Her adviser, Lillian Katz, says Masako "never needed moral support. She knew her own worth, and she knew that she was her parents' pride and joy." Belmont has reason to remember its former high-schooler. Since the engagement, Japanese tourists arrive by the busload to ogle her alma mater and the Owada house...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Masako Owada: Japan's 21st Century Princess | 6/7/1993 | See Source »

...back to the 1600s, when University graduates and their guests sought protection from the threat of Algonquin attacks. The procession of faculty is a showcase of pomp and circumstance; professors march from University Hall to the Memorial Church steps, dressed in academic regalia and wearing the colors of their alma maters...

Author: By Joanna M. Weiss, | Title: Commencement Commotion | 5/5/1993 | See Source »

...Alma Harrington Young '69, an overseer from New Orleans, said that there were definite opinions among the group about Powell. "There was some discussion about the issues," she said. "A number of people felt strongly one way or the other, [although] I did not feel that strongly...

Author: By Marion B. Gammill, | Title: Rudenstine, Overseers Questioned Speaker | 4/16/1993 | See Source »

...Award- nominated performance in the "The World According to GArp" and "Terms of Endearment" and his Tony- winning performance in M. Butterfly- most are probably unaware that he is on the Board of Overseers of HArvard. Lithgow has always maintained a strong interest in the well being of his alma mater, particularly of its arts community; and he is the chief organizer of ArtsFirst, a weekend- long and campus- wide celebration of HArvard's vibrant creative community that will take place from April 30 to May 2. ArtsFirst will feature over 85 performances in a wide variety of media, from...

Author: By David A. Javerbaum, | Title: ArtsFirst, Acting and the Oscars: | 4/8/1993 | See Source »

...just another pretty face, riding to glory aboard great war- horses named Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. On her latest Deutsche Grammophon album, though, she harnesses two modern violin concertos and tames them both. In Alban Berg's ineffable 1935 two-movement concerto, a requiem for the daughter of Alma Mahler Gropius, Mutter evokes the music's intense, passionate suffering. In Wolfgang Rihm's gorgeous Time Chant, written for her last year, Mutter's splendid fiddle soars ethereally over the Chicago Symphony led by James Levine. Can it be that, as the millennium dawns, 20th century music is not so tough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Short Takes: Mar. 29, 1993 | 3/29/1993 | See Source »

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