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...WHAT’ AND NOT ‘HOW’Though they may not directly experience the Task Force’s reforms, current Harvard students have been able to express what they hope the future holds for the arts at Harvard. Some are optimistic that the present Task Force will advance the institutionalization of the arts initiated by the 1954 committee. From publications like the Harvard Advocate to musical groups such as the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, many artistic student organizations still remain separate legal entities from the College.Davone J. Tines ’09, president of the Harvard...
...producer. On the closer “Shaka,” the jazzy shades of keyboard strongly evoke A Tribe Called Quest—at least until a squiggly techno-sounding synthesizer riff enters. It’s wonderful how Q-Tip combines disparate musical elements, both past and present, into one cohesive head-nodding unit. Lyrically, Q-Tip is in top form as well. What stands out on “The Renaissance” is not so much individual lines but the sensitive and intelligent way Q-Tip treats his subject matter. Whether he is rapping about...
...behind.On the other side of the ball, Harvard gave up the most points it has all season, but it capitalized on numerous Columbia mistakes, including three interceptions and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.Boasting the league’s top ranking in both total and passing defense, Penn should present quite a match-up for the Crimson on Saturday.The Quakers return home after defeating Princeton 14-9 last Friday in the 100th meeting of the two teams. In his first career start, sophomore Keiffer Garton ran for the go-ahead touchdown and passed for the game-winner. Named Ivy League...
...personalize their politics and preserve their beauty. Through the character of J. Smith they attack modern society. And unlike their previous work, it is neither painful to listen to, nor is it so precious that their lyrics’ power dissipates in the clouds of mellifluence. Rather, the beauty present makes the stark message that Travis dispenses listenable. In Travis’s world, after all, if it weren’t for the brilliant melodies one would feel so, so alone. —Reviewer Sanders I. Bernstein can be reached at sbernst@fas.harvard.edu...
...during his career as a journalist, was taken into custody on Nov. 3. He was arrested at the headquarters of his party, the Movement for Security and Democracy (MSD), along with nearly 40 others, who have since been released. According to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) researcher who was present at the time of the arrests, police also searched Sinduhije's house the following day. The researcher reported that authorities said they suspected party members of "holding an illegal meeting" and "threatening state security." The current charge of "insulting" President Pierre Nkurunziza appears to be based on confiscated documents...