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...somehow fitting that Heston should be viewed as a larger-than-life anachronism. He is an emissary from a time when movies took themselves and their subjects seriously, when a leading man didn't have to crack wise to win over the audience, when stalwart trumped facetious, and screen conversation was more eloquent and elevated. In all those decades of heroes, Heston never once played one based on a comic book; his films? sources were the Bible, ancient history and Shakespeare...
...looking to show not only that it can play with the best, but also that it can beat the best. Against Cornell in Gillette, the Crimson will have a prime opportunity to demonstrate its true potential.Along with the implications on the Ancient Eight table, Tillman points to a larger significance of the game.“It’s great for New England lacrosse and Massachusetts lacrosse, which is something we want to promote and something we’ve taken very seriously,” he said. “Playing a strong opponent in a great venue...
That modest assessment was as elegant as it was untrue. His return to University Hall in 2006 was something of a victory lap as Knowles enjoyed the fruits of his previous turn as dean: a much larger Faculty, two new buildings for Harvard’s political scientists, and a new humanities outpost in the Barker Center...
...terms of soliciting donations from other people. These percentages are in line with past surveys. But this year, administrators cited the trustees’ lack of knowledge as a major concern, he said. While all schools depend heavily on their Boards of Trustees for their fundraising efforts, colleges with larger endowments are more independent of immediate financial concerns. Harvard has consistently raised a substantial amount of money through fundraising efforts, averaging about $600 million per year for the past several years, more than any of its Ivy League counterparts. The University plans to announce a capital campaign in coming years...
...Busch-Reisinger during their undergraduate years, HUAM officials say that increasing student interaction with the museums remains a top priority. “What we’re working towards is much greater access for undergraduates,” Manoogian says. “There will be larger gallery space, and there will be an expanded study center space with one dedicated to each museum.” The study center space is where visitors can examine a piece of art that is not currently on display and examine it privately under the supervision of a museum staffer...