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...Sophomore Dan Chenoweth lit up the track as he won the 3000-meter race with a time of 8:10:34, six seconds ahead of second place. He and captain Chas Gellespie, who came in fourth with 8:18:81, had IC4A qualifying times...

Author: By Brian A. Campos, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women Take First in HYP, Men Turn in Solid Showing | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...nasty surprise," pumping lethal fumes from a brazier burning sulfur crystals and bitumen, a tarlike substance, with bellows into the Roman tunnels. The brazier was only doused, James suggests, "when the screaming stopped." Afterward, the Persians stacked the Roman corpses in a wall to prevent any reprisal, then lit the scene on fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Chemical Warfare Is Ancient History | 2/13/2009 | See Source »

...radical idea. Everyone I knew at Harvard had always dated the same kinds of people: Classics concentrators, Hist & Lit boys, the occasional social theorist. My female friends had converged on an ideal type. Emaciated and elusive: the Humanities Heartbreak. By senior year, everyone was getting tired of this—even our parents. “The next time you see a skinny, neurotic boy,” my friend’s mother advised, “don’t date him.” Could people like us find love outside the humanities? To freshmen, this question...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dating Outside the Humanities | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...audience with aesthetically appealing details from nearly every angle.Less varied than the set, the light design by James Petty is nevertheless successful when it departs from the typical bright yellow glow of day used throughout most of the show. Tolchinsky’s deadpan asides to the audience are lit by a single spotlight, later used to effectively highlight the lack of internal thought processes by the shepherdess Snetskaya (AnneMarie Alvarez). Rare moments of clarity or strong emotion—such as Sophia’s wish to break free or Tolchinsky’s recognition of his love...

Author: By Ali R. Leskowitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: F.U.D.G.E. Make 'Fool'ish Show Fun | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...below the waist is darkened, and the only discernible forms are a golden phallus incorporated into a threatening horned visage drawn in tribal paint. In another photograph entitled “Black Friar,” Fani-Kayode is dressed in black religious garb and set against a dimly lit background. His face is lit from below, as if illuminated by ceremonial candlelight. Fani-Kayode looks uncomfortable in his friar’s robes. The lighting is just strong enough to capture his eyes, which avert downwards and away from the penetrating gaze of the camera and the viewer. Fani...

Author: By Mark A. Fusunyan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sprituality, Sexuality in Rotmi Fani-Kayode Exhibit | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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