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The Great Debaters

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

“The Great Debaters” concludes with a debate match between the small all-black Texas Wiley College and Harvard­—shot in Sanders Theater.


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Opera Brings Dark Age to the Stage

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

One Sunday afternoon in the Lowell JCR, eight students in their post-brunch T-shirts and sweats stand in a semi-circle as


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No Hecklers Here: Stand-Up Society Takes the Stage

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

Harrison R. Greenbaum ’08 does it for the anxiety. “Stand-up is the most adrenaline-fueled performance art,” he says. Right from


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Reville To Chair State Ed. Board

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

Graduate School of Education (GSE) Lecturer S. Paul Reville was appointed chairman of the State Board of Education (BOE) last


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ARTSMONDAY: ‘Fantasticks’ Keeps Light, Fun Tone of Original Classic

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

“The Fantasticks” is a show that has always prided itself on tradition-bound simplicity. In keeping with this institution, Harvard STAGE’s


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ARTSMONDAY: Broza Brings Art to KSG

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

The Forum at the Kennedy School seems an unlikely site for a rock concert. Nonetheless, the venue welcomed renowned Israeli


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ARTSMONDAY: 'Umbrellas' Covers Surrealism With Comic Veneer

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

During Surrealism’s heyday, Jean Cocteau argued that the criterion for a true work of Surrealist art should be that the


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Mansfield Clashes with Feminist Over ‘Manliness’

By Daniel B. Howell  • 

“Manliness is a challenge to a gender neutral society,” said Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, in an

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