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...drew from,” he says. “Roman satire is really the heart of what we consider to be Western theater.” This pivotal piece was not an easy one to adapt for the Harvard audience. The HCC members translated the play from the Latin themselves. Taxin, a Classics concentrator, found the main problem to be “establishing consistency between the translations of different people.” However, he believes that the overall process made the final product flavorful. “The process of translation encouraged discussion over the piece...
...international and arts programs will visibly develop and prosper as a result of Rockefeller’s generosity. This recent gift was not Rockefeller’s first to the University, and it follows on the heels of his many previous donations towards Harvard’s Latin American studies center. His previous donations offer ample evidence for what donation with a vision can do. Since its creation in 1994, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies has opened offices in Brazil, Chile and Cambridge, supporting Harvard students and faculty in an interdisciplinary approach towards understanding the complexity...
While Rockefeller, 92, has given generously to Harvard in the past—he donated a total of $25 million to support Harvard’s Latin American studies center, which bears his name—the newest gift appears to be one that he withheld following the departure of former University President Lawrence H. Summers...
...Seward ’07-’09, a Crimson news writer. The gift had been a crucial part of Summers’ plan to extend Harvard’s global reach, but because of his resignation, Rockefeller cancelled the large gift and gave $10 million to the Latin American studies center instead...
Presencia Latina, Harvard’s Latino cultural show, is intended not only as a showcase for Latino and Latin-American creativity but also as a means of strengthening the entire community within Harvard. The show, which will take place tomorrow, features both traditional and modern acts presented by the winners of the show’s Latino/a of the Year awards: hip-hop artist Daddy Yankee and “America’s Next Top Model” winner Jaslene Gonzalez. The board members of Presencia Latina have been auditioning students, organizing celebrity guest appearances, and promoting...