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...gonna play Sun City." Lyric fragments that, once heard, become a whole political statement in miniature, a rhythmic testament of pride and conscience. There is another that belongs in their company. It is a simple declarative dedication, really, spoken quietly by Peter Gabriel: "This is for Steven Biko." And Biko begins, its incantatory drum sounds and eldritch rhythms working some deep magic before Gabriel even gets to the first verse...
Gabriel, one of the most respected and most elusive of Britain's rock elite, meant Biko to be an act of conscientious solidarity. Steven Biko was a black South African activist who died while in police custody, and, as Gabriel performs his tribute, the song takes on the power of a folk requiem. Gabriel, however, has found a resonance in Biko's death that goes beyond outrage or simple protest. The further away history moves, the deeper Biko cuts. "You can blow out a candle/ but you can't blow out a fire/ once the flame begin to catch...
...Drazba. Hampered by injuries in the past and playing behind younger starters this year, Drazba finally got on the field for the first time all season against Penn, even making a tackle in his final moments at the Stadium.Then there’s the senior secondary trio of cornerback Steven Williams and safeties Doug Hewlett and John Hopkins. Touted all year as the best secondary in Murphy’s tenure, the unit gave up just 125 passing yards all afternoon, while Williams led the team in tackles with seven.“They probably have as good a secondary...
...leave Harvard for MIT, it would be latest chapter in a long history of faculty moves between the two schools. In recent years, Harvard has attracted many top scholars from MIT, including behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan in 2004 and psychologists Elizabeth Spelke ’71 in 2001 and Steven Pinker in 2003. Harvard’s previous president, Lawrence H. Summers, came to Harvard as an economics professor from MIT, becoming at age 28 one of the youngest tenured professors in the University’s history...
...first quarter: The Harvard secondary is making it too easy on third down. Kyle Derham catches the first down pass this time, getting bumped out by Steven Williams at the Crimson...