Word: nighting
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After finding out about Kristallnacht--the night of Nov. 9-10, 1938, in which members of the Nazi regime committed acts of violence against Jewish persons and property--Riesman said that he and other students petitioned Harvard to invite German Jewish students and professors to America. Harvard's dean responded reluctantly, saying he would "make haste slowly," Riesman said...
Following a recent spate of homophobic incidents in several Houses and a nationwide increase in reported hate crimes, students and some of the University's most prominent Faculty spoke on this issue during a panel discussion Wednesday night...
Last Thursday night Papandreou appeared, however, to confirm that he is a leader of the educated and inquiring minds. Profound politicians like him could advance the conflict of cultures to another level of peace and prosperity. He reminded us that the two chronic fighters could embrace the potential of a region that has historically been blessed with the winds of trade and culture between the east and the west...
...that "the story of the gumboot fits into the wonderful, though pain-ridden, history of our continent. The dance expresses all of that and is like a fabulous interactive way to share part of the African spirit." Indeed, the gumboot dancers, who meet for two-hour rehearsals every Monday night, reach out to the Harvard community as a whole. Both the troupe of dancers and their audiences include individuals who are not of African descent. Alexander, who is from Zimbabwe, had led the gumboot troupe at her international school before she arrived at Harvard. "After a year without gumboots...
...students that might not be well-rehearsed in gumboot dancing. "We try to incorporate anyone that has an interest in the dance, whether in HASA or not. So it's basically a voluntary amalgam of students that have chosen a creative way to let loose their Monday night stresses...