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...played with grace and beautiful phrasing. There was particularly good communication between the wind chorale theme and the pizzicato accompaniment of the strings, which gave a sense of dance to the entire movement. The third movement, a joyous “Nutcracker”-esque march, is the emotional highlight of the symphony. Although the brass became a little overpowering, the movement ended so strongly that the crowd burst into premature applause. After a short smile from Levine to inform the audience of their mistake, the orchestra began the fourth movement, which is one of the most passionate laments...
...College as a whole for fostering these encounters. Perhaps the most interesting developments include the issue-specific debates hosted by a variety of ethnic, cultural, and student support organizations. These groups and their members—many of whom hold heterogeneous political views—have helped to highlight important issues for their specific constituencies, many of which might have been overlooked in a less specific context for discussion. Last week’s debate on Latin American relations—sponsored by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies—and this coming week?...
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...social desires that democracy fulfills there. As one Mali citizen declares, “Now you can go and speak as you wish. Democracy has erased the fear and given free expression to everyone. So I think democracy is a good thing.” Traub attempts to highlight the illogical nature of the Bush regime’s foreign policy by using Egypt as an example of a repressive government that the U.S. has done little to reform, but he fails to tie it in with the rest of the book. Hosni Mubarak’s reign of almost...
...People don’t want to go to four a cappella shows a semester,” he explains. “If there were one group, it’s a different story—it becomes a highlight of the semester. Whereas now, it’s, ‘Oh if I can’t make this week’s a cappella show, I’ll go to next week’s a cappella show...