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...broad sampling of what goes on in the world of VES—often secluded from more traditional concentrations—with pieces in a range of media, including sculpture, photography, oil paintings, silk screening, music, and video. The exhibit as a whole provides visitors with a new sort of intellectual engagement distinct from lectures and paper writing, asking students to think beyond their concentration or what they’ve come to regard as the norm at Harvard.Upon opening the heavy door to the Sert Gallery, viewers could stare into the face of Dorothy L. McLeod...
...silver screen. But the formalized, extensive alumni network that now supports current students was not always in place. Years ago, informal networks were predominant—and for some alums, these structures remain in use more today. Nevertheless, as students grapple with a hemorrhaging economy, personal connections of any sort borne of a Harvard-affiliation may prove increasingly important. THE ADVANTAGES OF AN ELITE EDUCATIONInstead of solely focusing on the mechanics of the trade, students at the College are forced to divide their time between the application of their art and the books. Many current filmmakers, however, elected to focus...
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...founder of the People's Republic. His family home, cattle barn, shed, cattle pen and the family tomb have all been carefully preserved for the millions of tourists, many of them student groups on school-sanctioned "red tours," who visit Shaoshan each year. Newly built shrines - resembling the sort that might have been demolished as feudal relics in Mao's day - surround a central square with a surprisingly modest bronze statue of the Great Helmsman...
...role during that turbulent era is detailed at the museum in his village. During a recent visit, I saw a man bow his head before a Liu memorial, showing the sort of genuine reverence that's wasn't apparent in Mao's hometown. As I walked through the museum, a tour guide announced that his statue was supposedly gazing toward the bronze of Mao some 30 miles (50 km) away. But as to what Liu was thinking, she didn't venture a guess...