Word: controllable
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...lush viola solo by Elizabeth C. Adams ’10.But as a whole, HRO seemed stiffer than usual. Assistant conductor Hanjay Wang ’11, in his HRO debut, balanced the sound and skillfully led the orchestra through the several tempo changes, but an emphasis on control detracted from the sense of complete abandon that would have fully realized the piece’s excitement.In contrast, the Copland concerto, led by music director James Yannatos, was fluid and evocative. Lowy played with an unfaltering purity of sound, moving seamlessly through all registers of his instrument. His intonation...
Last Wednesday, the staff of the Oregon Daily Emerald—the daily newspaper of the University of Oregon—went on strike to protest the dubious decision of its board of directors to hire a publisher with supervisory control over the content of the newspaper. This move was recommended to the board by paid consultant Steven A. Smith. After receiving his sage advice, the board turned around and hired none other than Stephen A. Smith, who had already written his own job description and salary. Since the strike, the board of directors has been continued publishing editions...
...clear that the independence of the Emerald would have been threatened under the arrangement proposed by the board of directors. Though Smith and the board assured the students that the publisher would not make serious changes to the content of the newspaper, giving an outside source complete supervisory control nevertheless places the editorial freedom of the Emerald’s student editors in a precarious position...
...corporation, and the newsroom cannot dictate financial, nor personnel policy.” However, it is entirely unclear how the proposed reforms would help the paper’s dire financial situation. The board has not clearly explained how paying an outside source a substantial salary to control the direction of the newspaper will provide financial benefit. This expenditure does not seem likely to help the Emerald in any respect...
...minutes to go in the half, Harvard co-captain Emily Tay hit three mid-range jumpers in a row to jump-start the offense, giving the Crimson a 15-8 lead. The tempo of the game picked up at this point, as Brown forced turnovers and Harvard took control on offense. The Crimson had to earn each offensive trip over the half-court line, carefully swinging the ball laterally between guards until one had room to push it forward. Harvard protected the ball by keeping it on the perimeter, patiently waiting to feed the post players when they established inside...