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Barefoot students of different class years, college affiliations, and cultures collided—literally in some cases—at Hungama, a South Asian dance fest held at the Malkin Athletic Center’s gymnasium Saturday night. Hungama, organized by Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu Students Association, means “uproar” in Hindi and showed a scene of vibrant flashes of traditional South Asian garb swirling to lively music. “I haven’t pre-gamed at all and I feel amazing,” said Firth M. McEachern...
...past decade or so and as tastes have changed. Reversing that trend could take years, but it won't be for lack of effort. One Saturday night in Soweto, local businessmen and women, trendy professionals and giggling teenagers are sipping, swirling, sniffing and sometimes guzzling bottles in a gymnasium. It's the second annual Soweto Wine and Brandy Festival, designed to encourage the nation's black middle class to embrace wine. Such consumers splurge on luxury cars, clothes and homes, but stick with traditional beer and spirits. "There are at least 10 wine festivals per year in Johannesburg...
...hall. And it's even more thrilling to watch the process in its chrysalis phase. In this respect, the masterclass between five Sydney Symphony woodwind players and 100 budding band members at an Osaka high school was the high point of the tour. The stage was a plastic-covered gymnasium floor, with headmaster Yoshio Shinohara's office standing in as green room. "I feel Australia is very close to my heart," says Shinohara, pointing out a Melbourne tea towel, kangaroo ashtray and koala-adorned sheepskin cushion?legacies of previous student exchanges...
...fresh, sunny Saturday in Rockford, Ill., and nearly a thousand people have gathered in the gymnasium at Rock Valley College to participate in a town meeting with their Senator, Barack Obama. It is an astonishingly large crowd for a beautiful Saturday morning, but Obama--whose new book, The Audacity of Hope, is excerpted starting on page 52--has become an American political phenomenon in what seems about a nanosecond, and the folks are giddy with anticipation. "We know he's got the charisma," says Bertha McEwing, who has lived in Rockford for more than 50 years. "We want to know...
...addition to the Murr Center, club and IM sports will also be taking place at the Quadrangle Recreational Athletic Center (QRAC), Hemenway Gymnasium, Soldiers Field athletic fields, and activity space at Hilles, according to the statement. Blodgett Pool will also be extending its hours...