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...leaves it looking likely that the Chinese women may garner an Olympic medal from tennis, either from women's singles player Li or women's pair Yan Zi and Zheng Jie. Li, hardly a household name overseas, survived a treacherous draw that pitted her against both world No. 3 Svetlana Kuznetsova and Williams, who won Wimbledon this year. Certainly, the support of a raucous home crowd helped buoy the 25-year-old Chinese athlete, who is ranked No. 42 in the world. "Wow, I don't think you could see that in another country," said Li of the support from...
...muttering darkly about how unwanted migrants have brought crime and disease, and have driven down the wages of native workers. Locals complain that the workers from abroad will be a drain on the island's welfare system. "We worry that they will stay here and exploit our infrastructure," says Svetlana Soldakina, a local activist. "It's not that our island is unfriendly, but our city will burst...
...most people, a broken printer is a nuisance. For Svetlana Boym, it’s inspiration. Boym, the Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature, showcases her artwork for the first time at Harvard this month. In her experimental multi-media exhibit “Nostalgic Technologies,” on display in the Transit Gallery of CGIS South until April 10, Boym manipulates technology to reevaluate photographs from her travels throughout Europe and America. Boym’s journey into what she calls “broken-tech art” began when...
...when most of us were still learning how to add and subtract fractions, Nadzhafova was playing the piano in musical festivals and even snagging first place in a few international competitions. Now, at 17, her résumé of prizes has grown lengthy. Nadzhafova’s chaperone, Svetlana Gorzhevskaya, the program director for arts and culture for the foundation, says that competitions are essential for young pianists. “It’s one of the major ways to expose yourself,” she says. Nadzhafova is now applying to American conservatories, including the Curtis Institute...
...kind of thing,” editor number one said. Out of the thirty-five or so people initially nominated, only three were from Harvard: Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of Comparative Literature Svetlana Boym, and Lecturer on Anthropology Carole K. Hooven. Both Boym and Mansfield declined to comment (disillusioned modesty perhaps?), but Hooven, while expressing disappointment over her early elimination, also told FM over e-mail that, “It was an honor to be included with such a distinguished group...