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...goals-against average is tops in the nation. If all goes well, Harvard’s midfield and defense will be able to prevent an aggressive Big Red offense from getting anywhere near Pike’s goal. “We’re going to try to focus on picking up our ground balls the first time, opposed to sort of missing them,” Smith said. “We’ve had a lot of focus on our clears this week. The clearing game is going to be very important. They are very aggressive...
...most elegant River House libraries on campus. A wood panel engraving of the Lowell shield—the hand seizing the arrows, encapsulating the motto occasionem cognosce (seize the moment)—gazes on studious Lowellians. The selection of literature on the bottom floor celebrates a special focus on obscure English literature that no one reads anymore (a defect present in many other River House libraries, including Winthrop...
...than enjoyment, from the audience. Even the set design is minimalist. The stage features only walls on wheels, which move increasingly closer to each other as the play progresses. As with most absurdist dramas, “The Birthday Party” eschews a set in order to maintain focus on the dialogue between actors, thus relying on the cast’s abilities. “We are so lucky to have an incredibly talented cast who is totally capable of handling the challenging material,” writes Morgan L. Mallory...
...Mitchnick’s departure—more than just the loss of a beloved mentor—may point to a larger trend in VES. As a teacher known for her intense focus on the more traditional and basic techniques behind painting—from the origins and mixing of paints to the stretching of canvas—many view her leaving as the loss of a more traditional teaching approach to painting and a shift toward a more conceptually driven department. A shift not all are welcoming with open arms...
...also helping to create the new undergraduate concentration “Technology, Self, and Society,” which will focus on the interplay between technology and society...