Word: greats
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...liberal arts education is purportedly to broaden the mind and expose students to the wealth of collected human wisdom. Harvard has certainly exposed me to much of that wisdom, but only as the object of analytic inquiry. In pursuing my degree in social studies, I have read many great works of philosophy. I have been taught how to critique their internal consistency, historically contextualize them and turn them inside out in countless other ways. Along the way, the few things that I have learned about life have had nothing to do with these great thinkers. Far more of my time...
...great things about a 'scatter band' is that it is such a contrast to what people expect from Harvard," says Morgan A. Goulet...
Everett and the band's members have a great mutual affection for each other. He revels with the band's student leaders--joking and telling stories about band history. His eyes lit up when asked about band pranks and practical jokes...
...hearts out for a small crowd a lot of weeks. We put a lot into in, but [the band] gives it all back," Nicklaus says. "The band is family. The people in the band I'm going to see for the rest of my life. It's a great support system...
...still be wondering why this concert was so great. It was not just that the band is on the verge of exploding onto the mainstream music scene, although with super-producer Steve Lillywhite of U2 and Dave Matthews fame at the helm, the trio is undoubtedly going places. It was that the audience actually got involved in the show. At the end of "Airport," a cascade of ping-pong balls descended upon the crowd. Of course, throwing the balls at the band had become somewhat of a tradition at shows (the CD version of their single ends with the sounds...