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Although the group has not yet secured funding, suggested sources include the AFL-CIO and socialist organizations such as the Haymarket People's Fund...
...April 19 the ad hoc Eliot Chamber Orchestra gave the forth annual Rainforest Concert, to Benefit the World Wildlife Fund. The small crowd was not disappointed, as the virtuosity of the two featured soloists (Joe Lin '00 and Yuki Sekino '99) proved to be irreproachable. Lin gave the fifth Mozart Violin Concerto and, due to the inferior quality of the ensemble, was forced to take everything down a notch. Tempi lagged but, on the other hand, the winds were wonderful in the andante. John Allanbrook '99, a musical jack-of-all trades, elicited a deliberate, score--fixated performance from...
...April 19 the ad hoc Eliot Chamber Orchestra gave the fourth annual Rainforest Concert, to benefit the World Wildlife Fund. The small crowd was not disappointed, as the virtuosity of the two featured soloists (Joe Lin '00 and Yuki Sekino '99) proved to be irreproachable. Lin gave the fifth Mozart Violin Concerto and, due to the inferior quality of the ensemble, was forced to take everything down a notch. Tempi lagged but, on the other hand, the winds were wonderful in the andante. John Allanbrook '99, a musical jack-of-all-trades, elicited a deliberate, score--fixated performance from...
More so than in most arenas, in politics money talks. So here's what the latest campaign finance statements for the first quarter of the year are saying about some of the better-known presidential contenders. On the Democratic side, Al Gore as expected won the fund-raising race with $8.9 million raked in. But surprisingly, ex-senator Bill Bradley, a New Jerseyan not particularly noted for his charisma, came in a strong second with $4.3 million. "Despite Gore's incredible list of endorsements and the perception he's an unbeatable force," says TIME Washington correspondent John Dickerson, "the figures...
...More than ever, the Republicans look as if they have a bright star in the making with George W. Bush. "His numbers are extraordinary," says Dickerson. Without having held a single fund-raising event, the Texas governor attracted $7.6 million. Bush easily eclipsed all his other rivals, including Elizabeth Dole, the other big name in the GOP contest. Dole raised less than $1 million, suggesting she may be following a dangerous family tradition set by her husband in his failed presidential bid: a slow start. "She hasn't put anything in place quickly," says Dickerson. "She's only announcing...