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...ideas and example. Yes, there are Presidents and dictators who can change the world through fiat, but we're more interested in innovators like Monty Jones, the Sierra Leone scientist who has developed a strain of rice that can save African agriculture. Or heroes like the great chess master Garry Kasparov, who is leading a lonely fight for greater democracy in Russia. Or Academy Award--winning actor George Clooney, who has leveraged his celebrity to bring attention to the tragedy in Darfur...
Eons ago—way back in the ’80s and ’90s—a band called Dinosaur Jr. roamed the earth. It was the master of its domain, known primarily for the ferocious noise it produced and grunge, the movement it helped spark. Yet in a move right out of “Jurassic Park,” Dinosaur Jr. has been revived ten years after the band’s last album with its original lineup. And just like that movie’s earthshaking, jeep-terrorizing T-rex, their new album...
...During the weeks following spring break, House crew teams take to the water at ungodly hours to practice for the intramural competition. “We take the boat out four times a day...at around 6, 7, 8 or 9 a.m. typically,” says Eliot House Master Lino Pertile, who often grabs an oar and fills in when a rower is out. “All the rowers are enthusiastic and they love it,” says Pertile. “My only complaint is that we can’t do it in the fall...
...here. “Neither of my parents graduated from college,” Adams recalls. “[College] came up as just sort of a wish.”In his youth, Adams took up the clarinet. Upon graduating from high school in 1965, he had already mastered the instrument. “It’s a well-kept secret, but the clarinet is a rather easy instrument to master,” Adams adds humbly. Feeling that there was little for him to learn at a conservatory, and urged by parents deprived of college education...
...says Expressions member Ingrid R. Maurice ’07.Maurice also stresses Oladehin’s supportive leadership skills. “For some people, having Kunle choreograph can seem a little daunting because he’s so good, but he always reassures them that they can master a dance if they practice it over and over. He will take time out of his schedule to make sure that people are comfortable and enjoying their time in Expressions,” she says.To see the clean precision of Oladehin’s popping, you might assume that he?...