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...world in publicly reading aloud the names of individual Holocaust victims. While we agree reciting the names of endangered species and stories of domestic violence so shortly after memorializing the six million Jewish martyrs of World War II in many ways cheapens all three events, this does not necessarily detract from the positive impact on the campus community...
...world in publicly reading aloud the names of individual Holocaust victims. While we agree reciting the names of endangered species and stories of domestic violence so shortly after memorializing the six million Jewish martyrs of World War II in many ways cheapens all three events, this does not necessarily detract from the positive impact on the campus community...
...sense, this effort to reach out to people who would otherwise normally not be exposed to classical music was commendable. Though it was sometimes hard to hear over the quiet buzz of audience chatter, especially with the acoustical downfalls of the athletic building, the casual concert setting could not detract from the magic of hearing a live professional orchestra...
...sense, this effort to reach out to people who would otherwise normally not be exposed to classical music was commendable. Though it was sometimes hard to hear over the quiet buzz of audience chatter, especially with the acoustical downfalls of the athletic building, the casual concert setting could not detract from the magic of hearing a live professional orchestra...
...most spellbinding, intricate, beautiful, moving and dramatic student production I have ever seen on the Mainstage doesn't have a word of spoken dialogue. No capitol-A Actors parade around the stage hysterically wailing for audience empathy in horrible faux-British accents. No garish sets detract from the graceful bodies moving across the stage. No plot line carries the performance from start to well-concluded finish. But you don't miss these dramatic "necessities"--trust me, you hardly realize they're missing. Without characters and plot, an intricate and fascinating drama is created nevertheless through the intimate connection of footwork...