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Like the newly established Shanghai office run jointly by the Harvard Business School and the China Fund, its Beijing counterpart would have provided on-site services and a support network for both Harvard faculty and students traveling or working abroad. The office staff would have also arranged interviews and hosted admissions events for prospective students from the area...
...welcome last month to George Mitchell when the new U.S. special envoy made Cairo the first stop of his first Middle East tour. Last week in Washington, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit, who bitterly sparred with former Secretary of State Condeleezza Rice over Nour, became the first Arab counterpart to meet with Obama's top diplomat, Hillary Clinton...
...mesmerize. Yet “The Rake’s Progress,” a modern opera first performed in Venice in 1951, is seldom included in the repertoire of major companies due to the common but misguided perception that English opera is inferior to its Italian or German counterpart. Over the past two weekends, the Dunster House Opera sought to correct this under-appreciation of Stravinksy’s work. Though the undertaking was an ambitious choice—the unorthodox rhythmic and harmonic elements of the music are particularly difficult—the company achieved a level...
...little longer to get going,” McCahill said. “We are recovering from some sprained ankle issues on the team, but I think the season is shaping up pretty well.” The women’s Nordic squad slightly outdid its male counterpart, placing 10th in both of its efforts over the weekend. Sophomore Cara Sprague finished 25th in the 5K Classic event on Friday, a noteworthy 46-place improvement over her starting position. In the 10K Freestyle event, Sprague placed 35th and sophomore Alyssa Devlin finished 43rd to lead the Harvard effort...
...He’s Just Not That Into You” gives the boys a voice too. Not all the film’s men are vindicated or excused, nor are all its women victimized; thus, the film achieves a more balanced view of the sexes than its textual counterpart. For a film based on such a simple concept—following several relationships with the most clichéd and common problems—“He’s Just Not That Into You” is surprisingly smart, touching, funny, and real. There are moments...