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...sports, there are two types of losses. The first scenario involves the outright defeat—a game in which an insurmountable distance lies between a team and victory. In the second type, only a few plays decide which team takes home the W and which is just a viable competitor.On Saturday, the Harvard women’s water polo team experienced both types of defeat.The Crimson (9-11, 2-3 CWPA) dropped a 16-6 loss to No. 12 Hartwick (23-11, 5-1) early Saturday afternoon. Hours later, Harvard’s matchup with Brown...
...minimalist set, created under the direction of designer Beth G. Shields ’10, is comprised mainly of a dining table, a few chairs, and a countertop. It highlights the existentialist nature of the play. Sound and lighting are also used sparsely by Stone and Lighting Designer Michael W. Zellmann-Rohrer ’10, but effectively, to heighten the emotions evoked from the audience.Though the play is hindered at several points by contrived acting, for the most part, the performers effectively and convincingly breathe life to Pinter’s critically acclaimed drama. The dedicated cast and staff...
...under the leadership of either [Chairman Max] Baucus or me," ranking Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa said recently. "We are vetting nominees for the current Administration the same way we vetted nominees for the previous Administration." Finance Committee staffers note, for instance, that Paul O'Neill, who was George W. Bush's first Treasury Secretary, had to pay $92 in back taxes when the Finance Committee noticed that he hadn't reported gifts he had given a part-time housekeeper. (See George W. Bush's biggest economic mistakes...
Most of the hallmarks of the foreign policy of George W. Bush are gone. The old conservative idea of "American exceptionalism," which placed the U.S. on a plane above the rest of the world as a unique beacon of democracy and financial might, has been rejected. At almost every stop, Obama has made clear that the U.S. is but one actor in a global community. Talk of American economic supremacy has been replaced by a call from Obama for more growth in developing countries. Claims of American military supremacy have been replaced with heavy emphasis on cooperation and diplomatic hard...
...contrast is striking. Only four years ago, George W. Bush, in his second Inaugural Address, described what he called America's "considerable" influence, saying, "We will use it confidently in freedom's cause." Bush's vision of American power was combative and aggressive. He said the U.S. would "seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture." He continued, "We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...