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...explore her other interests. Much to the distress of her coaches, she did not play her freshman year. She used this time to develop other passions, like photography and painting. She also wrote for Current Magazine, volunteered with Mission Hill Afterschool Program, and became business chair of Ivory Tower, Harvard’s soap opera.But, she says, a part of her will always wonder: “What if?”.“It’s almost depressing,” she says. “I watch tennis tournaments like the Australian Open and see someone...
...style of the Harvard football helmet—is “more of a football tattoo than for the actual school.” Nik A. Sobic ’06-’07, a self-described tattoo-skeptic, chose to commemorate his own successful Ivory Tower career with an elaborate Harvard athletic shield tattooed on his (rather large) bicep. Until he came to Harvard, he says, nothing had been ink-worthy. But some Harvardians shy away from marking themselves with the H-bomb, even if they don’t mind tattoos in general. Tess M. Ponce...
...merchant, and his brother-in-law Charles Arpels, son of a precious-stones wholesaler?has long been a favorite of celebrities like Marlene Dietrich, Princess Grace and Uma Thurman. This new line was inspired by landmarks in the City of Light, including the Tuileries, Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. The Etincelles minaudire, left, in white gold with onyx and diamonds, pays homage to the elegant parties held in the jeweler's htel particulier on the Place Vend?...
...only disappointment of the work is not in the dancing, but in the singing. The live duet between soprano Sandra Patrikalakis and contralto Susan Larson often detracts from the beauty of the choreography; overall, however, the piece is effective. The ending is particularly creative, making use of a tower built by the dancers from wooden blocks and topped by an illuminated, reflective sphere. The lights dim with the dancers intensely focused on this shining ball of light, creating a striking final image. The following performance is the premiere of “Dystonic: Trio,” a work choreographed...
...Normandy landing. But Hu Jintao, the colorless Chinese autocrat, who has turned back the clock on democratic reforms, was given a greeting during a Parisian state visit last year fit for an American president, the Pope, and the Dalai Lama rolled into one. For four days the Eiffel Tower was lit red. France, also heavily invested in Sudanese oil, joined with China in publicly rejecting American calls for international sanctions against Sudan...