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...absurd”, rather than taken as the celebratory tribute that it was. Indeed, even the Opening Ceremonies have already been a theater for overtures in international diplomacy: this was the first Winter Olympics where the two Koreas marched under one flag. This two-week display of human endeavor and international accord succeeds because the values of the Games are ultimately more powerful than the divisive forces embodied by world wars, racism, or corrupt figure skating judges. Baron de Coubertin’s vision remains intact. During the last two weeks, the world was once again host to something thoroughly...
...Riverton.Harvardwood is currently a thriving organization, with 101 paying undergraduate members and 210 non-paying affiliates. “I think [undergraduates] see that careers in Hollywood and the arts are not these ambiguous, exotic, unattainable goals,” says Riverton of her hopes for the program.Its newest endeavor, a scriptwriting competition, formed jointly with classmate David S. Alpert ’97 and his Circle of Confusion LLC, is accepting submissions of student screenplays throughout March. After a selection process, the winner receives a cash prize and—more importantly—the attention of professional directors...
...pampered existence in the Olympic village to attend hedonistic parties in the hopes of scoring off the field of competition, as well as on it. Have we finally given up the pretence of hoping that through the Olympics, some greater understanding can be won through cooperation in a joint endeavor, without the prejudice of vested political interests? I’m not so idealistic as to suggest that a permanent peace can be won solely through the Games, or that we should press for a return to the ancient Greeks’ practice of an all-encompassing truce...
...film in the Adams House Upper Common Room in late October. Van Devere then recruited the Harvard Wind Ensemble to record the film’s score. Crafted by Harvard students and affiliates and shot on campus, “Bachelors Cottage” represents a novel cinematic endeavor that stands apart from the work done by the Visual and Environmental Studies department and HRTV. So head over to Boylston this Saturday night and witness a bit of Harvard film history—it may be almost as exciting as the red carpet itself...
...Campbell contacted individually, about 100 responded and pledged to support the endeavor...