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...general exams go. “I’m conflicted about getting rid of generals,” said Koven-Matasy, who has been studying Latin for nearly a decade. “I’m attached to the idea of a very high standard expected of Harvard students, and I like the idea that we have a test.”Scott J. DiGiulio ’09 said that the generals improve the concentration’s social life. “It helps to create a kind of solidarity among seniors...
...recital, Lang played Chopin’s delightful Etude, Opus 10, No. 3 as an encore. Again, the tempo was alarmingly fast at times and may have been objectionable to some sticklers to the classical tradition, but Lang’s spin on a Chopin standard was refreshingly quirky.The only thing missing from Lang’s Symphony Hall program was a performance of a piece by Franz Liszt, a composer and pianist with a flamboyant style who is seen as a forbearer to Lang. Lang’s romantic, rhapsodic, and showy interpretations of Liszt’s compositions...
...exam, one more foot of space on the morning shuttle. “The Space Within; The Time Without,” the newest exhibition in the Penthouse Coffee Bar at the Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH), explores the interchangeability of space and time. Unlike the standard fare of sterile modern sculpture, the SOCH’s latest spatial installation necessitates interaction with the art in a thought-provoking way. The work itself extends not only into the physical space of its gallery but also into the personal space of the viewer.“The Space Within...
...total double standard--it shouldn't be ok for asians to have an explicitly asian pageant because it would NOT be ok if there were an all-white beauty pageant (let's face it, we all know that people would flip sh*t if that ever happened...
...Least Likely To is unabashedly cutesy, even by the standards of twee pop. Not content with the softly-sung diary entries that have come to typify the leagues of Belle and Sebastian imitators, or the corresponding tendency towards cardigans and dorky glasses, The Boy Least Likely To takes fuzzy-wuzziness one step further by actually writing from the perspective of a shy, lonely elementary-schooler. Cuteness permeates every aspect of their newest release, “The Law of the Playground,” from the album title to the album closer “Fairytale Ending...