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...future. Nathan says that the band members “definitely hope” to continue making music together in the coming year, and Lehle says the same of her new percussion group. For many students, then, their first taste of unusual music may begin at Arts First, and sustain itself in future performances...
...West, often face threats and intransigence. John Githongo, appointed by Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki to root out corruption, ended up fleeing the country after exposing what he called “looting and grand corruption.” The best way to encourage and sustain the work of whistleblowers is to subject the government to thoroughgoing media scrutiny.Finally, focusing on press freedom emphasizes the power of indigenous groups to reform a country, instead of depending on continuous intervention and supervision by foreign governments. The failure of foreign aid provides a useful parallel. Constant and reliable inflows...
...said another reason homeless people sometimes refuse shelter and help from case managers is that they do not want others to direct their daily existence. A clinical instructor in housing law at Harvard Law School, Maureen E. McDonagh, expressed exasperation over funding cuts for critical social service programs that sustain those on the verge of homelessness. “When I started my job 10 years ago, I thought programs that helped the homeless had been cut to the bone. I just hadn’t realized they could possibly be cut anymore,” she said. McDonagh...
...finished in 5:47.1, and the Northeastern second varsity followed more than two lengths behind in a time of 5:54.9.“We have the confidence to [add to an open-water lead],” Kitovitz said. “If you can’t sustain it, it’s an inefficient race plan.” “The guys have been going at it really hard from the first stroke, and we’ve shown we can keep moving away. That’s very important,” he added.The...
...poems in Franz Wright’s new collection, “God’s Silence,” should be profoundly moving. Wright grapples with depression and thoughts of suicide as he tries to sustain his saving connection with God. The winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for poetry, Wright has a careful control of language; his line breaks are exquisite and his words never seem out of place...