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David Javerbaum, as Willy's son Biff, starts out less strongly than does O'Keefe and never seems quite settled in his character's exchanges with his brother Happy (John Ducey). But Javerbaum is most convincing when it counts, and scenes between Willy and Biff convey all the stifling agony of their relationship. Javerbaum is also especially skillful in handling Biff's striking shift from a hopeful high school football hero to a disillusioned, directionless 34-year-old who feels cheated by his father's hypocritical expectations...
Hill's production of Miller's classic is so nearly perfect that even less central characters contribute their share to the play's convincing truthfulness. Ducey is sweetly sincere as Willy's neglected but aiming-to-please second son, Happy, who picks up Willy's fractured dream and vows to fulfill it after his father's death. Chip Rossetti puts out a convincing performance as Willy's boss Howard, but it is unfortunate that he has been forced to play three different parts throughout the drama. Two of these are pivotal characters in Willy's demise, and casting Rossetti...
...illness didn't stop him from returning to play football. Kotz enjoyed a strong season this year, converting on five field goal attempts and 23 of 26 extra points for 38 points. He was instrumental in the 6-5 victory over Dartmouth, tallying the winning field goal with less than one minute remaining...
Students can also receive a "warning," a less severe admonition or, in a serious offense, be asked to take a year off or withdraw from the College...
GSAS Dean Brendan A. Maher has said that thegraduate school needs more money for directfellowships to allow students writing theirdissertations to spend less time teaching. Heargues that this will reduce the attrition rateamong graduate students and allow Harvard to startaddressing an impending nationwide shortage ofPh.Ds...