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Although the sheer emotional force of the play makes criticism difficult, some gaping flaws are still evident. The greatest mistake in the entire show is the casting of Jean Valjean himself. Except in the stellar "Bring Him House", Stone cannot muster the vocal richness the part calls for. Most of the time his coarse, grainy singing voice makes one flinch. Considering the role is one of the most coveted of all time in musical theater, how such poor casting could have occurred is difficult to understand. Another disappointment is found in Sheperd, who plays Thenardier's female partner in crime...
President Neil Rudenstine has unfortunately foregone an opportunity to tenure two fine professors in the government department. Peter Berkowitz and Bonnie Honig, each of whom the President turned down for tenure last week despite their department's nomination, are not just stellar academics. They are also excellent teachers, a quality with which we, as students, are highly concerned. Honig and Berkowitz have both exhibited a dedication to undergraduates during the time they have spent here, perhaps because they are serious theorists eager to impart their perspectives to a willing audience. While those perspectives are from opposite political camps--Berkowitz...
...first game, Harvard's bats rode the momentum they acquired in Wednesday's 27-run blitz of MIT to pile on 18 runs and give starter Frank Hogan (7-2) an easy win. The Big Green made it close in the nightcap, but timely hitting and stellar defense handed the sweep to the Crimson...
...Every time we got a two- or three-goal lead, we grew content," Leary said. "We were not as aggressive. Our defense laid back a little. The defense on both teams was not exactly stellar...
...Crimson rebounded the next day with a victory over a strong Florida International University squad in the first game of a double-header. Harvard was paced by the stellar pitching performance of sophomore James Kalyvas, who struck out seven batters and scattered five hits over six innings...