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Despite the play's difficulty, several cast members in this Quincy House production took full advantage of their moment in the spotlight. Bob Kim, in the role of the judicial King, does a splendid job, projecting a magnificent aura of power. As the mother of the wayward Count, Natasha Kruger similarly carries herself strongly and proudly, while adding a classy feminine quality to her role. The self-proclaimed fool and knave of the show, Alden Stock '96, provides hilarious comic turns throughout the play--whether he is performing gymnastic stunts or swing-dancing with members of the audience...
...writing to you with a very urgent request, one which is very near and dear to my heart as an architectural historian and as a lover of beautiful things--the preservation of the Great Hall of the Freshman Union. I am very upset by the proposed destruction of this splendid space and would like to present for your consideration a rationale for why it is essential to preserve and restore the Hall to its original splendor...
...Ireland's favorite sextet comes to call, the pipes and flutes and fiddles and all, with a breakthrough album after only thirtysomething years together. Paddy Moloney's charts for vocalists from Ireland (Van Morrison), England (Sting), Wales (Tom Jones) and Scotland (Mark Knopfler) do more than revive a splendid set of ancient airs. They are delicious dirges that could wake the dead. Keen music...
When matriculation time comes, however, Harvard always reaps splendid results. Acceptances of admission have been hovered around 75 percent for years, far outstripping any other Ivy League institutions. In early action, the yield has been 90 percent. This phenomenon is the main reason why Harvard can afford to run an early action program--most students who apply really do want to come here...
...intensive care; nearly 30% of all Medicare payments go to patients in their last year of life. What is needed to bring about change, some experts now suggest, is something more fundamental than improved communication: a hard look at a medical culture in which doctors have access to splendid life-saving technology and feel obligated both morally and legally to use it. "We have to recognize that there are alternatives to extending life hooked up to high-tech machines," concludes Knaus. "And we have to think creatively to help patients craft the best way for them to live their last...