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...intimate family life instead of broader societal themes. Correspondingly, “Bette and Boo” hits much closer to home for its audience, and with greater success. Although the play contains flaws of pacing and tone, it ultimately presents a powerful statement on the failings of family life??and its surprising strengths.Laurel T. Holland ’06-’07 plays Bette, the eponymous bride, with appealing directness. Bette’s series of miscarriages defines the dramatic arc of the play. She yearns for the impossible ideal of a family life full...
Markets will not, however, be sufficiently covered by the other areas of inquiry and experience that the Task Force has identified. Given their ubiquity, markets will no doubt rear their heads in a course in “The Ethical Life?? or “The United States and the World.” But merely touching on the moral implications of the economy or a given country’s economic institutions does not give students a full understanding of the reach, influences, successes, and failures of markets nor does it help students understand how they operate...
...real world. While the language of higher math may not be applicable, the rigorous logical structure these classes teach is certainly relevant to forming solid, coherent arguments. And it is simply naive to think that a Math concentrator needs to sit through “Statistics for Life?? in order to understand “analytical reasoning.” While we ultimately agree with the philosophical thrust of the report—that general education should provide students with knowledge that will help them understand the modern world—we don’t think every...
...Bernstein arrangement, again featured the Festival Singers, who handled its difficult language and melodies well. Hilary K. Finucane ’09 treated Bernstein’s “Seven Anniversaries”—short pieces in tribute to important figures in his life??with emotion and subtlety, and echoes of Copland and Shapero resounded through her fine performance. The night got really interesting when an orchestra of piano, clarinet, recorder, accordion, two ukeleles, two percussionists, and three vocalists emerged for the world premiere of a Bernstein arrangement of the well-known Gershwin piece...
...Violent Femmes cover, “Gone Daddy Gone.” Rather than another eerily addictive dreamscape like the Rorschach-inspired “Crazy,” we get an itchy and uncomfortable two-and-a-half minutes of “A Bug’s Life?? on Viagra...