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...rough—this three-day event is much more than meets the eye. The ECAC contest pitted the Crimson’s non-regular competitors against the top swimmers from each visiting school, allowing those Harvard athletes who will not be traveling to Princeton, N.J. to race in the Ivy Championships this coming weekend a chance to swim in a championship-style meet. “[The ECAC meet] really gives everybody a chance to put on a fast swim suit and go at it and show how all the hard work pays off,” junior Rick...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Edged by Navy, Settles for Second Place | 3/2/2009 | See Source »

...treated like a "disposable beat," even as the media itself seems increasingly disposable. Until that changes - until reporters embrace their roles as honest referees and their bosses give them the space and resources to do their job - "the press will continue to underreport the story of the century: the race to save the planet from the meteor known as humankind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is the Press Misreporting the Environment Story? | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

Harvard provides myriad artistic performances. However, its not always obvious how culturally diverse these performance groups are.Cultural Rhythms, an annual event organized by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations which took place Saturday afternoon, proved that there is no better manifestation of the talent and diversity of Harvard College than cultural music and dance.Artist of the Year, Dan Aykroyd, the distinguished actor, musician, and screenwriter, expressed admiration for these enormously different performing groups and their well-rehearsed presentations. “I’ll never forget this day,” Aykroyd claimed. “This...

Author: By Samantha C. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard's Got 'Rhythms' | 3/1/2009 | See Source »

Harvard often boasts of its remarkably diverse environment, with the number of student groups dedicated to promoting the history and traditions of a certain culture rising rapidly in recent years. However, according to the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, many students may find it difficult to appreciate this diversity given the sheer number of performances and events that groups sponsor. On February 28, the Harvard Foundation seeks to address this lack of cultural diffusion on campus with its 24th annual presentation of Cultural Rhythms, a production that brings together many of these groups in a display of their...

Author: By Keshava D. Guha, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Diversity Remains Focus of Cultural Rhythms | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

...packed audience took a critical look at Disney films last night in Boylston Hall, examining the popular childhood movies and their portrayals of race, gender, and class. The event, “Mickey Mouse Monopoly: Disney, Childhood and Corporate Power,” involved a screening of the documentary of that same name followed by a discussion led by Michael Baran, who teaches Expos 20: “Race in the Americas.” The event was the brainchild of Jessica M. Ch’ng ’12, who saw the documentary in Baran?...

Author: By Liyun Jin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Event Probes Possible Disney Stereotypes | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

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