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...English department’s willingness to reevaluate its curriculum and standards of instruction shows a laudable level of introspection and an admirable desire to serve its students.The sweeping changes to the concentration are progressive and liberating amendments to a set of requirements that caters to a rather narrow set of interests. The current system requires that all concentrators complete English 10a and English 10b—two semesters of introductory courses on the English canon—as well as fulfill pre-1800 literature, American literature, and sophomore seminar requirements—along with their departmental electives. Under...
...break, the Crimson used several runs over the course of the second half to chip away at what proved to be an insurmountable deficit. The most key was a 12-2 spurt in the middle of the period—highlighted by six points from Markley—to narrow BU’s lead to just 10. A Markley jumper with nine minutes to play made the score 56-49—the most favorable deficit Harvard would see all night—but four different Terrier scorers contributed points over the next five minutes to push BU?...
...Displaying his increased confidence, Jantzen struck first, notching a takedown in the opening frame. Jaggers responded with an escape to narrow the lead to 2-1 at the end of the period. After a hard-fought but scoreless second, Jantzen found his tournament in jeopardy for the first time when Jaggers claimed a 3-2 lead with a reversal. Maintaining his composure, the Crimson sophomore earned a reverse of his own, besting the nation’s top wrestler for a 4-3 decision...
...Sophomore Alexandra Zindman picked up her fourth victory of the season with a 3-0 win. “We wanted to win decisively, to dominate. I think we did.” Snyder said, saying that the men’s earlier narrow 6-3 defeat to the Big Red had motivated the team. Junior Sandra Mumanachit continued her solid play at No. 9, defeating Isabella Spyrou 9-2, 9-0, 9-2. Mumanachit, who played anywhere between the sixth and ninth flights last year, has been the Crimson’s most dominant player in the young season...
...considers herself “as much a modernist as I am a Renaissance scholar...in everything I write, whether it’s an Op-Ed article or a magazine piece, Shakespeare has played an important role.” Despite what could seem to be the rather narrow focus of “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” Garber is quick to point out that the book seeks to appeal not only to the world of academia but also to the larger public. In this manner, she says, she hopes to enrich young students and others...