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...want to make this into an event the whole school will be excited about coming to—like a new tradition.” Students paid $8 before the event and $10 at the door to gain admission to the gym and listen to DJ Long Ouyang ’10 who played hip hop, electronic, and international music. Throughout the night, several of Harvard’s dance groups, including the Harvard Ballet Company, Expressions, Candela Salsa, and South Asian Dance Company performed for the guests. Some of the groups even taught attendees some dance moves from their...
...Harvard students, we should set a high standard for ourselves and lead by example. We should openly discuss politics and have cogent arguments for the positions we hold. We should listen to other people’s opinions and consider them against our own with an open mind. In the end, Americans want to remain vibrant and dynamic as a political entity, and to retain the spirit of activism that has recently seemed to flicker. With that end in mind, we shouldn’t let the buzz around the election fade into the same, safe conversations about television...
...understand and just say, 'I'm going to prove I can do this.' " With the backdrop of classic Harlem brownstones behind them, the students split into lines and learned basic skills, such as passing and scooping the ball, while Turco called out instructions. "I never see them listen to anyone like this," said Anderson from the sidelines. "This is really something...
...vision unfolded in front of him, the line between the impossible and the inevitable seemed to fade for the second time in a week. Many of the students had come to school Wednesday after going to the voting booths with their parents, while others had stayed out late to listen to Obama's victory speech broadcast over loudspeakers near 125th Street. That same day they wrote letters to the president-elect. "I want to change things, too", wrote Fortune Nbumbo, 7. Tatiana Jones, 9, told Obama, "You open the door not just for me, but for everybody." For the students...
...melodies stuck in depressive repetition. Finally, in “Ode to J. Smith,” they have managed to personalize their politics and preserve their beauty. Through the character of J. Smith they attack modern society. And unlike their previous work, it is neither painful to listen to, nor is it so precious that their lyrics’ power dissipates in the clouds of mellifluence. Rather, the beauty present makes the stark message that Travis dispenses listenable. In Travis’s world, after all, if it weren’t for the brilliant melodies one would feel...