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...early word on "The Coast of Utopia" was daunting: a nine-hour political debate, freely adapted from Isaiah Berlin's book of essay on "Russian Thinkers." Alexander Herzen, Mikhail Bakunin, Peter Chaadaev, Nicholas Ogarev: discuss their theories of social progress. Anyone? Anyone? Before seeing the plays I boned up on 19th century Russian radicals by reading the fact-packed 88-page program; by the time the lights went down Saturday morning, I felt ready to be a contestant on "Masterminds." Only with Stoppard does the theatergoer have to cram for a show...
...that level, with nearly every contributor from last year’s national semifinalist squad back for another attempt. Of the lineup that ultimately fell to Trinity, only No. 5 David Barry ’02 and No. 8 Tomo Hamakawa ’02 are not back. Peter Karlen ’02, who ended the 2001 season ranked sixth in the country, has also graduated, but various injuries relegated him to the role of an unofficial assistant coach for much of last season, anyway...
...Peter J. Gomes...
Another participant, Avik Chatterjee ’02 points to TFA’s increasing media profile. “Teach For America has recently gained a lot of press [attention],” he notes. The organization has seen increased involvement by celebrities like Peter Jennings and First Lady Laura Bush, who participated in teaching for a week. And the organization will be the primary beneficiary of a PGA tour event. With this growing prominence and the increasingly choosy selection process, TFA now offers something that is familiar to Harvard students: a competition for a spot in a prominent...
Professor of English and American Literature and Language Peter M. Sacks cited a need for diverse ideas and viewpoints at Harvard as underlying the department’s decision...