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...actions of Harvard and its students are watched by the world. We are both judged and emulated, and although knowledge of this may inflate egos, it should also inspire us to act as leaders. I transferred here from another university because I recognized Harvard as the source of our society??s intellectual leadership. Now, inside these walls, I do not think that I was wrong: The world does look to us. But right now, we are not leading. Only by rejecting Opal Mehta and all that it represents can we exert our power and assume our intellectual responsibility...
...attempts to “cure” himself of his homosexuality, and one that reaffirmed his compositional mastery. Unlike many of Tchaikovsky’s other pieces, the “Fifth Symphony” was greeted with acclaim after its first performance. But the Boston Chamber Music Society??s program, which will be performed later in the evening, will stand in sharp relief from the powerful and sometimes bombastic Russian masters featured by the Philharmonic. The Chamber Music Society will play an arrangement of Mahler’s “Songs of a Wayfarer?...
...years, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have become increasingly important actors in Russia. They are deeply involved in development work, environmental protection, human rights, and many other issues. However, the resurgence of Kremlin authoritarianism has lead to the suppression of NGOs—and all forms of independent civil society??which risks radicalizing marginalized elements of Russian society.Despite their useful social work, NGOs are seen by the Russian government as a challenge to its power. The government’s attempts to suppress independent actors in Russia have multiplied dramatically over the last few years. Numerous arbitrary closings...
...Planck award not only honors Payne’s accomplishments but recognizes her for her potential, he added. The Max Planck Society selects two scholars each year for this award—one German and one not—with an eye toward the future, according to the society??s website. The society seeks a winner “from whom continued high-caliber scientific work can be expected in the context of an international cooperation.” Winners receive a 750,000-Euro prize intended to fund future research. Payne said her upcoming book...
...well as Brown University, Babson College, Bentley College, and Boston College, singing songs in Mandarin and Cantonese. “The Hong Kong associations at all the different colleges are kind of small, so it’s easier for us to contact them,” said the society??s co-president, K. Edward Chan ’06, who said that this year had the largest participation in the event’s history. “Karaoke is a big phenomenon in Hong Kong and China.” The winner, Vincent See, a senior...