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...Amid gasps from the audience, long-limbed Erinn V. Westbrook ’10 appeared, clad in Baird’s Grecian-inspired navy and gold cocktail dress. As Westbrook struck numerous sultry poses, the gold train swirled around her while matching gold pumps clacked to the rockin’ beats of Abercombie & Fitch’s “Catwalk Music...
...told this story to my long-time beau. I don't even think I could even believe myself. The phone rang and my friend told me to turn on the television. I bring this up not because I'm a psychic but because the metaphorical quality of the dream struck me much later when I went back to look at our very strange series of reactions to the traumas of 9/11...
...Harvard attacking frenzy led to an outstanding save from Bears keeper Steffi Yellin. Sophomore midfielder Christina Hagner struck the ball from 20 yards out, and a huge deflection almost looped the ball over the head of Yellin. Mirroring Mann’s two similar saves in the first half, Yellin was able to punch the ball over the crossbar, keeping the Crimson searching for a goal...
...represent traditional values of Japanese art, as the artist explained through a translator. Fukai, a gallery owner involved extensively with Japanese art around the world, saw a Web site featuring Takeuchi’s work after he had a solo exhibition in a small museum. She was immediately struck by its beauty, as well as its emotive possibilities. “I like very clean, very sophisticated, modern ceramic sculptures,” she said. “But I can also feel the emptiness of the pieces. They’re not just modern-looking.” Takeuchi...
...single death-penalty decision, Furman v. Georgia, in 1972 struck down more than 30 state laws and spared some 600 prisoners. This year the Roberts court will hear a case asking whether death is an excessive punishment for the rapist of a child. There is only one such prisoner on death...