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...Under the enlightened leadership of Grand Ayatullah Ali Husaini Sistani, the Shi'ite majority has played the democracy game with gusto. It has acknowledged the importance of Kurdish and Sunni minority rights and seems unlikely to demand the constitutional imposition of strict Islamic law. Most important, it has resisted the temptation to retaliate against the outrageous violence of Sunni extremists, especially against Shi'ite mosques. Several Administration officials told me they hope that Hamas and Hizballah will respond similarly to the peaceful desires of their people, that they will emphasize stability, economic development and social services and avoid military posturing...
...Terry are serious as they seem to be about their desire to have Harvard divest from Sudan, there are much more forceful, symbolic means of demanding that change. In the 1970s and 1980s, Harvard students campaigned for the University’s divestment from apartheid South Africa with more gusto than that involved in Mahan and Terry’s proposed boycott. On April 23, 1978, more than 1,000 people gathered outside Pusey Library to demand divestment during a closed-door meeting of the Harvard Corporation during which stock policy for the year was to be determined. During...
...acting ranged quite a bit within the cast, but was characterized by gusto and enthusiasm. Burkle is excellent, playing Caligula as a sort of maniacal Holden Caulfied. He is extremely skilled at laughing like he is completely insane. He had to beat himself up about 12 times during the play and he did so with an unabashed physicality that was truly awe-inspiring. Mike B. Hoagland ’06, who played senator Cherea, was also good as a man bent on destroying what he sees as the embodiment of evil. Curtis, the mistress, is a little anemic...
Another star on the rise was Malone. The able Malone delivers an energetic portrayal of the pompous young politician, Mr. Willy, despite hardly ever exiting the stage. The English born actor enters the stage with a gusto and zeal for theatrics, adding a needed edge to the appearance of a cast full of untrained passionate performers. The role that supporting characters like a nosy old waiter (Alex N. Chase-Levenson ’08), a provocatively funny nurse (Jamie Renee Smith ’08), and a suspicious hotel manager who possesses an ability to walk into a guest?...
Institutions such as Stanford and Yale have had similar conferences for years, and Harvard’s decision to enter the field with such gusto indicates a changed attitude that, for the community, is far more revelatory than the exploits of Ramirez and Damon, who have offered little, if anything, to non-baseball fields...