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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Because this year marks the 25th anniversary of the office of the Arts (OFA), this year's festival placed a special emphasis on alums. Director of the OFA Myra A. Mayman--who has served as director since the office's inception--invited back alums who have gone on to artistic careers...

Author: By Victoria C. Hallett, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Turns Out for Arts First | 5/10/1999 | See Source »

What masters fear most is becoming the heads ofa dorm--much like the 6,000-person dormitorycurrently being built by Boston University--ratherthan heads of a House, in the truest sense of theHarvard word...

Author: By Scott A. Resnick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Masters, Students Feel Pinch of Full Houses | 3/22/1999 | See Source »

This past week, Kugel has taught Hanneken'ssections. While he said he does not foresee anyproblems with the grading of students inHanneken's section, Kugel said the sudden loss ofa T.F. will disrupt the class...

Author: By Nathaniel L. Schwartz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Bible' T.F., Attempted Car Theft Suspect, Awaits Court Date | 3/19/1999 | See Source »

Like his fellow administrators, Michael J.Chmura, news director of HLS, said he feels therankings fail to reflect all pertinent features ofa school...

Author: By Robin M. Wasserman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Tops U.S. News Grad. School Rankings | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...creation of such a confident narrativevoice attests to Golden's diligence and skill as afiction writer. While Golden's name and the words"a novel" appear on the cover of Memoirs ofa Geisha, the novel begins with a translator'snote, convincingly signed by "Jakob Haarhuis,Arnold Rusoff Professor of Japanese History, NewYork University." The story begins from there asthe ever hopeful, bitterly realistic voice ofSayuri takes over, and the reader finds himself sotaken by the enveloping prose, quietly blendingthe "superlative degree of comparison" present inDickens's opening in A Tale of Two Citieswith the seducing party-haze of wealth...

Author: By Christina B. Rosenberger, | Title: THE BOOK: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA | 2/26/1999 | See Source »

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