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...spring of 2007, two Harvard students, in an attempt to bring to light the significance of these less-common musical genres, founded the Harvard College American Music Association (HCAMA), providing a vehicle for musicians from a variety of non-classical backgrounds to explore their unique styles and perform together. HCAMA has now also given musicians the opportunity to perform in the Queen’s Head Pub.“There was not enough focus on bluegrass,” says mandolin player and current HCAMA president Forrest E. O’Connor ’10 when asked...
...part-time” competitor.“[Dan] hung in there, fought through discouraging times and found a way,” Murphy praises. “It shows the kind of athlete and kind of person he is that he still had the ability to perform at a high level.”While the injured twin proves at a loss for words to describe his season-ending accomplishments, Bill knows his brother well enough to explain the inspiring effort.“I think it was just the sheer will of wanting to swim fast...
Last week, following a graffiti-themed party at Lowell Grille, students in the Chinese Students Association found racist remarks including “Chinese people perform genocide” and “Chinese people suck” scrawled on the walls. Responding in outrage, several Asian-associated student organizations—including the Asian American Brotherhood, Chinese Student Association, Harvard Vietnamese Association, Asian American Association, Half-Asian People’s Association, Harvard Philippine Forum, and Korean Student Association—united to organize a rally that took place yesterday decrying this act of racism...
...especially hurtful due to their simplicity. They took misconceptions and stereotypes like those of the New York Times and boiled them down to their most black and white expression. The starkness of those messages that “Chinese people suck” and “Chinese people perform genocides”—their immediacy and lack of any attempt at explanation or qualification—are what we find so provocative...
...more than $150 billion in aid to the company - owns 79.9% of AIG. He told reporters, "I think the time has come to exercise our ownership rights. We own most of the company. And then say, as owner, 'No, I'm not paying you the bonus. You didn't perform. You didn't live up to this contract.'" (See how financial madness took over Wall Street...