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...traditions of a New England college more faithfully. Anyone visiting the two colleges would think Yale by far the older institution. The past of America makes itself felt there in many subtle ways: there is a kind of colonial self-reliance, and simplicity of aim, a touch of non-conformist separation from the great ideas and movements of the world...

Author: By Jacob M. Schlesinger, | Title: Yale hates Harvard; Harvard doesn't care | 11/16/1983 | See Source »

During his visit to Harvard in 1981. Ivers called himself a "bodhisattva of new wave music," and said that bands must be unruly, antagonistic, and non-conformist to protect their artistic integrity...

Author: By Peter R. Eccles, | Title: New Wave Musician Killed; Family Creates Harvard Fund | 3/18/1983 | See Source »

Peter Ivers, a self-proclaimed "bodhisattva of new wave music," said bands must be unruly, antagonistic, and non-conformist to protect their artistic integrity...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Rocker Shows Film Program On New Wave | 10/16/1980 | See Source »

...return to the conventional, there are two concerts this week which in their own way are as non-conformist as the contemporary ones. The Boston University School of Music Opera Workshop is staging "La Calisto," an opera in three acts by Francesca Caralli, conducted by Warren George Wilson, "La Calisto" is an Arcadian myth of gods, satyrs, wood nymphs and who knows what else, and has been called "a significant part of the current Baroque opera revival," which makes it curious in itself. Catch the wood nymphs next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the BU Theatre, 269 Huntington Ave., Boston...

Author: By Richard Kreindler, | Title: And Now For A Couple of Offbeat Downbeats | 3/9/1978 | See Source »

...Sings, the Other Doesn't. This is a nice film about women's liberation. But nice is unfortunately all. Yes, it does tell the story of two likeable and very different women, a wild-haired non-conformist pop singer (Valerie Mairess) and a reserved, soulful-eyed young mother (Therese Liotard) devoted to her two children. Yes, it does portray the lasting, supportive friendship between the two in a way that few films have examined women's relationships before, since movies have largely been a man's medium and most male directors don't have that experience to draw...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Exam Period on a Shot of Gin, a Couple Bucks and a Bit of Gall | 1/12/1978 | See Source »

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