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...response to a question posed by former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 at the final Faculty meeting of the academic year in May, Hammonds informed those in attendance that she would release the report...
...nature, you can find things that are clearly the same or clearly different species,” said research fellow Marcus R. Kronforst, an author on the study affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Center for Systems Biology...
...Ryan Leslie ’98 has a romantic streak that sets him apart from the rest of the modern R&B world—this Harvard grad knows how to treat the ladies. Unfortunately, the producer-turned-performer’s latest release, “Transitions,” is sleek and uninspired, relying on common tropes and clichés in order to appeal to a mass audience and mask its subpar vocals. While the album remains relatively listenable, Leslie’s attempts to create common ground render his songs false and hollow...
...thereafter he found his way into music production. He’s produced for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, and most recently Cassie, whose single “Me & U”—written and produced by Leslie—reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Leslie is a master of marketing, harnessing the power of YouTube, Twitter, and MySpace to create an expansive fan base; he offers free iPods, backstage passes, and dinners as prizes to his Twitter followers...
...though these melodies may be sweet, Leslie isn’t a vocalist. He hits the notes, yes, and even slips into falsetto on occasion, but with his lack of variation in volume and tone, he can’t compare to modern R&B greats like Usher and John Legend. In “Never Gonna Break Up,” the first track, Leslie makes evident these weaknesses. The chorus is sung nearly an octave higher than the verses, in a breathy falsetto, but his voice is merely pleasant and its intensity remains stagnant. “Never...