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...before confessing his “complicated” and “profoundly ambivalent” reaction to the show. Most reviewers tended to dwell on the production’s “dark” and “eerie” aspects, commenting on the vast, gray, sooty wasteland of a set—bare except for three yawning graves—and remarking on how mean and callous the lovers sound as they snipe and push each other around the stage. Save for the unanimous critical praise for the mechanical’s concluding performance...
...student in the Music Department who often spends his summers interning or working for music festivals, I find the artistic atmosphere at Harvard a little strange. I think it is a shame that, for the vast majority of students, artistic expression must be relegated to extracurricular activities, and I question why we must break our backs to get extracurriculars off the ground when they are, in fact, what many of us live for and prefer...
...letter grades over substantive feedback, is unacceptable. Obviously, though, that experience is the exception, not the rule. Most of the TFs I’ve had at Harvard have been just fine—and some have been truly fine. The practical way to improve undergraduate education at a vast research university like Harvard lies in reforming the TF system, not replacing it. Even as things stand right now, almost all TFs write detailed comments at the end of papers—even if all-too-often that simply involves listing twenty other points whose inclusion “might...
...must aggressively venture into space to exploit the vast resources of other planets and asteroids. It would be the height of stupidity to ignore the opportunity and continue to strip our planet bare. Space exploration is also an insurance policy for humans and other Earth species. We must colonize the moon, Mars and then other worlds to ensure that our species goes on should Earth suffer a cataclysmic disaster. William Hubbell Miami...
...should we spend vast amounts to reach Mars when there is a very high chance of its not providing anything that would improve our lot here on Earth? Why not allocate those billions for "home improvement"? Think of the progress that could be made in curing cancer, aids and other diseases; in cleaning our water, air and soil; and in feeding hungry nations. Why confront the hazards of outer space when we should be fighting homelessness, poverty and unemployment on Earth? Corey Brunish Lake Oswego...