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...facilitate the evaluation, Harvard officials have prepared a self-study of different programs and curricula, Wolcowitz said. Part of the 93-page review will be available on the world wide web this week at www.fas.harvard.edu/harv-reaccred-report97....
...should The Crimson review campus theater productions? The recent criticism of The Crimson's Oct. 24 review of Macbeth brought this controversy to a head. Many letters criticized the review of the lead actor's performance, deeming the review too personal, overly critical or too harsh...
There has been some criticism that The Crimson does not review all student productions. This is valid. While in the past, The Crimson attempted to review all student productions, this year's emphasis on assigning experienced writers to theater reviews has made covering everything impossible. The Crimson should strive to produce both quality and quantity, as the increasing space devoted to arts coverage makes it possible for smaller productions to receive equal coverage and prevent otherwise excellent plays from being marginalized simply because of their low profile...
There has also been criticism from some students condemning overly harsh reviews, while others praise the improved quality of theater reviews. I see a theater review as much like an editorial. While you are reading the author's opinion on a certain topic (in this case, a theater production), the author is still bound by certain journalistic conventions. Most important, the author must justify what he or she says with examples and facts. In reading The Crimson's arts coverage and speaking with the arts editors, I am impressed that this need for justification is put in the forefront...
Three different interests have a stake in a play review: the performers and the arts community; the Crimson editors and writers, and the potential audience, namely students. The relationship between the theater community and The Crimson is by definition adversarial, but it does not have to be hostile. While actors and directors must realize that all Crimson reviews cannot be positive, just as all plays aren't perfect, The Crimson must also make an effort to incorporate the views of actors and directors into its coverage. One reader suggestion which I think is a good one is to conduct...