Word: touche
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...involved is because there is a disconnect,” said Cassie B. Snow ’10, Kirkland House’s Food Literacy Representative. “HUDS does a good job for the most part but students don’t know how to get in touch and have their concerns heard.” Snow and Lewis M. Ward ’11, Winthrop House’s representative, both cited the recent elimination of nutritional information cards as a source of discontent in their houses and said that panel discussions have addressed the possibility...
...After the conclusion of the piece, Kirchner was helped onstage to a standing ovation.The concert concluded with the Schumann, performed by Maurizo Pollini. Despite being a dazzlingly difficult concerto, this work contains many different styles, and Pollini was able to connect them all through his dynamic playing. His beautiful touch was well supported by the orchestra, and his showy solo performance of the cadenza in the first movement displayed his amazing technique as well as his clean phrasing. The lively and passionate performances of these three disparate works showed the versatile virtuosity of Levine and his BSO, proving that they...
...favorite measure of market volatility and investor jitters, the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index - VIX for short - briefly topped 80 points for the first time Thursday, as U.S. stocks slipped on a pile of poor economic news. The VIX, dubbed the "fear gauge", eventually closed at a touch under 68, three times the average over its 18-year history. Prior to this past week, the index hadn't even scaled the 50 mark...
...varsity eight, because they were winning and sweeping everything.”His passion for the program remains strong to this day. Along with the proudly displayed shirts of defeated opponents—a rowing tradition—adorning his walls, Schreck has decorated his dorm with another nice touch. “I have more pictures of [Harvard coach Harry Parker] in my room than I do of my girlfriend,” Schreck revealed.Such a devotion to the team took some time to develop. Entering his freshman year competing for the Crimson, Schreck discovered...
...mother of two daughters, she tries to stay hip and inspired in order to keep her outlook fresh and uninhibited.“You need to be grounded internally and excited about the world around you,” Snider said. “If I were out of touch, it would be hard for me to know why Michael Cera is so cool.”What audiences see when they witness an actor like Cera rising to the top of the celebrity ladder, though, is the power of a big break. In reality, people like Stacey Snider...