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...like Usher and John Legend. In “Never Gonna Break Up,” the first track, Leslie makes evident these weaknesses. The chorus is sung nearly an octave higher than the verses, in a breathy falsetto, but his voice is merely pleasant and its intensity remains stagnant. “Never Gonna Break Up,” however, is polished, and showcasing Leslie’s skills as a producer. The phrases are expertly timed and coordinated; everything seems diligently planned. But this adds less then it subtracts, since it makes the album seem a little...

Author: By Hana Bajramovic, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ryan Leslie | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...with all this emphasis on themes of change, the end product somehow seems stagnant throughout most of the evening. Bensussen uses Shakespeare’s lesser-known induction to the play as a sort of meta-theatrical framing device. This prelude to the show drops us into a typical bar atmosphere, complete with pretzels. A drunk stumbles in off the street, and the staff of the Wild Cat decides to play a prank on him, invoking the help of a drunken entourage who are forced to act out a play as punishment for not paying their...

Author: By Matthew C. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Taming' is Less Than 'Shrew'd | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...stagnant Harvard offense that had scored just four goals in its past three games, losing the junior forward and her .6 goals per contest appeared to be a bad sign...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Comes Up Short in Solid Performance | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

Harvard’s library system is one of its greatest treasures, constituting the largest academic library in the word, with over 16.8 million holdings. This enormous system has been maintained on the cheap for the past decade with a budget that has stayed generally stagnant while the rest of the university’s expenditures have ballooned. According to English Department chair James T. Engell ’73, the staff increases in FAS over the last six years have been roughly equivalent to the size of the entire Harvard College Library staff. The director of the Harvard University...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Save the Books | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

Amidst a weakened dollar—which drove up the cost of foreign purchases—and skyrocketingcosts across the board, and a stagnant unrestricted budget, the Harvard College Library’s operating budget has “effectively” decreased over the past decade, according to Classics Professor Richard F. Thomas...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faculty Voices Library Unease | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

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