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...lost its parliamentary majority for the first time in Taiwanese history, in an election marred by allegations of corruption. The pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party, led by President Chen Shui-bian, became the legislature?s largest party, a stunning blow for the reunification-minded Nationalists, who had controlled the chamber for more than 50 years. But the DPP fell short of a majority, setting the stage for fierce political jockeying as it seeks to form a governing coalition...
...characters forced to stoop (not in terms of participating in the play but in their roles) are also fantastic. As Dame Carruthers, Emily Ludmir ’03 spends her entire time on stage doubled over with age, but nevertheless gleefully singing about her love of the torture chamber to great comic effect. And Zak B. Stone ’03, as the hunchbacked assistant tormentor Wilfred, is captivating as the young maiden’s unwanted suitor. How he keeps the leer on his face, all the while doubled over and singing patter songs, is a mystery, but still...
Today, she can be seen at a near run, cris-crossing the campus with a black viola case on her back trying to attend the myriad rehearsals for the myriad musical groups she is a part of. There’s HRO and BachSoc, Collegium, The Brattle Street Chamber Players, The Baroque Orchestra and performances for two Chamber Music classes, Music 180 and Music 93R. There are the theatrical performances (“about four or five a year”), HRCME (a group of undergraduate composers) and any number of spontaneuos groups that tend...
Resounding criticism has come from all sides for this blatant effort on the part of Blair and New Labour to pack the Chamber with their supporters. There is also a question as to how accurately the new picks will accurately reflect England’s population: when the government set to the task of naming 15 “people’s peers” they sure looked to be inclusive—selecting seven people who had already been knighted and varied corporate executives...
...body to create an independent Supreme Court or removing the Bishops to instill the separation of Church and State—Blair instead packed the House with new Lords who will be sympathetic to his ideologies, some of whom would serve lengthy 15-year terms. Now that the Chamber has gathered support nationally, and is continuing to stand up to the powerful and popular Labour government, it is determined to disrupt Blair’s proposed reforms...