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...close proximity to a graffitied iron gate and the faded, stained-glass windows of John Harvard’s. The juxtaposition is subtly ironic, as the antiquated windows adopt cultural figures of their own—John F. Kennedy’s head, for one, is cropped onto a saint??s body, with “Ask not what your country can brew for you, ask what you can brew for your country” below. The interplay between Fairey’s work and the preexisting environment reveals the complexities involved in the display of street...
...time.” But Celtic Languages and Literatures Professor Catherine McKenna said the parades and celebrations associated with St. Patrick’s Day now do not reflect the original religious significance of the holiday. In Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was observed as a normal saint??s day with a feast and religious ceremonies until the 1960s. “I was talking to one of my students the other day, and she said, ‘You know, knowing what I know now about Patrick, I think that he wouldn?...
...keeping his head up and looking to do that every time.”Siena goalie Brent Herbst made nine saves over the course of play, while junior Joe Pike denied the Saints four times. Overall, Harvard outshot Siena, 28-21, and earned six ground balls to the Saint??s 11. Nick Smith stepped up to fill the shoes of graduated co-captain John Henry Flood, winning six of 11 faceoffs.“We’re extremely disappointed,” Scholl said. “We had such high expectations we’ve been...
...literalizes this conundrum. The actors portraying the ancient “giants” of the Party wear stilts to tower over others, and one topples over the dead. One character prays for vodka from a religious icon with Lenin’s face pasted over the saint??s—and her prayers are answered. In vignettes such as these, the play paints a picture of Russia during the collapse of Communism that is fascinating and frustrating...
...play by the rules of the game, and we are winning. And the goal of “winning” (however that is defined) is often a prime motivation. To cite the occasional exceptions to these trends—the counterculture rebel, the pure genius or the unquestionable saint??doesn’t undercut Brooks’ stereotype, which only seeks to describe the average student...