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...well-lopsided”—those with “demonstrated excellence in one particular endeavor.” Yet it is the rare Harvard student who is truly well-lopsided. Whenever someone inadvertently reveals to me that he is the world??s premier concert saxophonist, I brace myself for the inevitable “and.” Sure enough, he also tutors abused poodles in ASL twice a week. Braced by years as Student Body President and Literary Magazine Editor and Volleyball Team Captain, Harvard students fling themselves exuberantly into scores of extracurricular pursuits...
...arisen, especially in Asia where the demand for English is particularly high. Such international opportunities, however, fail to consider the broader implications of global language politics. Selma Sonntag articulates the complexities of language policy, describing the global hegemony and “stampede towards English” around the world??to which TESOL programs contribute—which to some degree undermines the agency of cultural and linguistic minorities. If the goal of our academic institutions is exchange, then perhaps exchange would be better balanced by limiting the number of English student teachers, or by bringing student foreign...
...kind of person who can adapt to deal with any kind of challenge.” Her senior thesis explores a new way of measuring the geological record of the earth’s temperature. Blattler is one of “only a few people in the world?? who can use the technique, said her advisor, earth and planetary sciences professor Daniel P. Schrag. Sambu, who received the scholarship as a representative of his native Kenya, has a similarly impressive collection of activities, including membership in several African leadership clubs and a hobby of amateur acrobatics...
These two plays featured a geometrically triangular relationship between the artist, words, and music on stage. Epstein looked out and addressed the audience from atop a small, central stage as Solis and the musicians stood on either side of him. One of the world??s most experienced Beckett actors, Epstein deftly conveyed the tiresome and even agonizing perspective of an artist through his contorted expressions...
...Outside the Loeb, a handful of protesters held signs denouncing Tutu and accused him of being “an imperialist.” Tutu is here for the two-day conference of Weatherhead Center alumni fellows called “The Search for Solutions to the World??s Intractable Problems.” “Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s opposition to apartheid, his commitment to stopping AIDS and treating its victims, his advocacy of inclusiveness for his church, and his dedication to peace distinguish him as one of the most significant social figures...