Word: spokenness
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...dismissed before the top of the hour, began with President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 acknowledging Drew Gilpin Faust’s recent appointment as president of the University. According to Petersen, who, together with Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist ‘09, had spoken with Faust at a reception yesterday, the new president was “very interested in undergraduate education” and had expressed a desire to attend a UC meeting in the future. In the meantime, the Council continued with the other items on its agenda. It unanimously approved a position paper...
...atmosphere or the style of the workshops at Harvard are definitely influenced by her,” says Holden.REACHING OUTDespite a strong tradition of publishing poetry at Harvard, literary journals such as The Advocate are no longer the only place on campus where students participate in poetry. The spoken-word movement, a combination of performance art, poetry reading, and poetry jam, is rapidly gaining prominence at Harvard, and part of its purpose it to introduce the art of poetry to a wider audience—especially to non-specialists.“What I like about spoken word is that...
...former hits. Upbeat tunes “Australia” and “Red Rabbits” offer a taste of Mercer & co.’s old-school eclecticism before they too fall victim to the album’s noisy, unnecessary fuzz. Even the softly spoken ballad, “A Comet Appears,” is too familiar to be considered a total reinvention and too mediocre to hold a place with the rest of The Shins oeuvre. The Shins’ old albums gave us quirky, inventive music that became corrupted by association...
...France's media establishment has taken on a crusading tone in covering its opening - or, as in Lib?ration's case, appointed itself the role of rear-guard in defending this attack on free speech. And this being campaign season, it's hardly surprising leading French politicians have not only spoken out on the case, but even arranged themselves invitations to testify...
...take as long as necessary to complete the search, they have also expressed a desire to make a selection by the end of the month—about a year after Summers announced he would quit Harvard’s presidency—according to two individuals who have spoken with committee members. But many top Harvard administrators, including deans and Mass. Hall officials, have urged the panel to finish the search soon to allow for new leadership appointments within the University and to provide ample time for the transition, the two sources said. Interim Dean of the Faculty...