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...president, and Steinberg wrote that Summers stood firm in his support of the community. But following Summers’ ouster, whether or not Harvard’s next president will be so resolute is less certain.Summers’ identification with the Jewish community was a product of little gestures??maintaining a relationship with Hillel, for instance, and lighting a menorah with Chabad. Summers attended Shabbat 1000, which drew 600 people to Annenberg Hall on February 10 for a mass celebration of beginning the sabbath.“He’s always been very generous concerning Harvard?...
...Indian classical and geometrically graceful dance genre that dates back to 4000 B.C.—and skillfully embodied the spirit of a traditional Indian village In “Ashto Sambur,” Jessica M. Marglin ’06 used her mudras—intricate hand gestures??to communicate vignettes about the mischievous but prominent Hindu god Shiva. Marglin’s intense leg squats and eye expressions—along with her half-tilt smile—perfectly conveyed the young conniving deity, showcasing Marglin’s skill both as a Bharatanatyam dancer...
...Gordon says that Reeves signaled his support at the incumbent’s campaign kick-off event last June. Still, according to Winters, such gestures??which fall within the election-season norm—don’t imply an all-out endorsement. For many incumbents, gaining a challenger’s secondary and tertiary votes in Cambridge’s idiosyncratic proportional-representation system can spell electoral success...
...Cohen says. At the same time, the UC put out a report on the need for a student center, which they coined “College Hall.”But College Hall was to be finished before it ever began. Instead of building the large center, smaller gestures??like the construction of lockers in Loker Commons—were made. “I remember feeling like, ‘Alright, they gave us a quarter loaf, we can be satisfied with that,’” says Cohen. His experience sounds eerily similar...
...binding motions, unique in Harvard’s history, are largely symbolic gestures??only the Harvard Corporation, the University’s top governing body, can force Summers to step down...