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Festivities will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in Robinson Hall. Entertainment will be provided by members of the South Asian Association, Folklorico d'Aztlan and a Thai musical performer. In addition, Mallar Bhattacharya '98 will be playing the sarod, a traditional Indian instrument...
...first two appearances, beguiling in its third (a snatch of music played on two balloons and a one-string violin). But John Gilkey, Quidam's emcee, is a gawky delight, especially in a dance routine with a hat rack. Gilkey knows that the body is a deft comic instrument, even as the charming Chinese girls who do the "diabolos" routine (spinning a toy on a string while prancing nonstop in short skirts and Tin Woodman hats) know how to make this precision aerobic workout seem like schoolyard...
...once did to our parents' generation. People have found that it is easier for technology to help us escape the earth and tour the moon than to mend the planet's ills. In fact, many now harbor a level of resentment toward progress, which is sometimes viewed as an instrument to undermine the stability of society. We recognize the importance of having strong community goals underlying our technological advances. Indeed, both technology and community are required to move forward without forgetting where we have been. Without a vision of progress, tribalism can stifle growth. Without a grounding in community, life...
...meaty, warm sound of a modern cello to which we are accustomed does not do justice to the intricate and acrobatic exposition required by these suites. Even the manner in which he handled the instrument was interesting: lacking a modern steel base, this cello has to be gripped between the performer's thighs, requiring him to be quite athletic, as well as allowing him a greater range of motion...
...sound can't be captured on tape. No scientific instrument, regardless how sensitive, can detect it. But for millions of chocolate lovers, the nagging call of a Godiva bar or a Hershey's Kiss is as loud and impossible to ignore as an air-raid siren. It can't simply be that the stuff tastes good. So do popcorn and pizza, but the words popaholic and pizzaholic haven't forced their way into the lexicon the way chocoholic has. Chocolate doesn't just tingle the tongue: it makes people feel good in some fundamental, undefinable...