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...these countries should not necessarily have sole claims on the pieces merely because they came from within the physical boundaries of their nation. "It is a stretch of the imagination to link modern Egypt to ancient Egypt, modern Greece to ancient Greece, modern Rome to ancient Rome, communist China to ancient China," Cuno told The Boston Globe...
...everyday world with tape effects to create a dense, atmospheric work of art. The related discipline of electroacoustic music often involves a live performer, but they are simply one part of the mix alongside the pre-recorded sounds. New playing techniques and strange harmonies are blended in to stretch the music even further. Melodies and rhythms are buried deep and are often extremely difficult to find. In short, this is not the music you will be tested on in your Music 1b midterm...
...stay sane when watching a cornerstone franchise like the New York Knicks embody utter incompetence? -Brian Smith, Fort Worth, TexasWe've had teams go through bad competitive cycles. I know the Knicks have had a rough stretch, but I tend to be an optimist and think success is right around the corner...
...from the merits of chicken quesadillas to the injustice of Harvard students’ delicate palates taking precedence when, “There are millions of people in the world who can’t eat at all.” Of course, it’s rather a stretch (not to mention overly self-flagellating) to suggest that if we were only a little less fussy, African children wouldn’t be starving. But the issues aren’t quite as far apart as you might think...
...their lives at Harvard. Light has now taken his findings and—along with Dean of Freshman Thomas Dingman ’67—spearheaded the introduction of freshman discussion panels. In these small groups, first-year students can talk in an intimate setting about issues that stretch beyond academics. Of course, these panels will not immediately absolve any students from their problems, or give concrete answers to such questions as “what does leading a good life mean?” That would be expecting too much out of a program that—even...