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...that stunted his capacity for clear thinking. The most telling anecdote concerns Bradman's last Test innings, at The Oval in 1948, when he needed just four runs to average 100 in Tests but, having been applauded all the way to the crease and given three cheers by the English players, was bowled anticlimactically for nought. Watching from the press box, Fingleton and his mate, bowling great Bill "Tiger" O'Reilly, were beside themselves with mirth. Growden defends them: "And why not? They were laughing at a god with feet of clay ... Laughing at an old antagonist who'd just...
Jillian J. Goodman ‘09 is an english concentrator in Quincy House. Her column on arts and the Zeitgeist appears on alternate Fridays...
Alexandra A. Petri ‘10 is a joint concentrator in english and classics in Eliot House. She hopes that her alternate Tuesday column, “Petri Dishes,” will continue to resemble a real petri dish by allowing her to turn a distinctive lens onto university cultures. Also by containing a strange green fungal growth in one corner...
...eight years and has published two books, one on haiku and one on rensaku. The seminar involved reading, writing, and translating Japanese poetry, and Professor of Japanese Literature Edwin A. Cranston began the year by having his students make their own linked-verses, expecting students to write in English. To the surprise of Cranston and the rest of the class, Coman completed hers in modern Japanese. “Most of us were just taking the class because it sounded interesting, Japan interested us, or something of the sort, but soon into the class we realized that Sonia was someone...
...across the hall from Kenen in University Hall. Kenen joked that she is glad she doesn’t have to communicate with Calareso over Skype anymore. Calareso and Kenen have brought their unique educational experiences in developing the Gen Ed program for next fall. While Calareso holds an English degree from Middlebury and a Masters degree in humanities from the University of Chicago, Kenen received a degree in science and public policy from University of Wisconsin at Madison and a Ph.D. in history with an emphasis on history of science from UC Berkeley. Kenen has also previously held...