The Art of Survival

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Homi K. Bhabha, director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, gives his opening remarks for “The Art of Survival,” an observation of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 through music, reading, and dance held in Sanders Theatre yesterday.

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Members of the Harvard Glee Club Lite perform Katy Perry’s summer hit, “Teenage Dream” for the freshman class. The Harvard Glee Club Lite is a small subset of the larger group, the Harvard Glee Club, which is made up of 60 male vocalists.

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Harvard’s oldest a capella group, The Harvard Krokodiloes, entertains the audience with their rendition of “Runaway.”

A capella groups welcome the freshman Class of 2015

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The ladies of The Radcliffe Pitches take the stage in patent heels.

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Singers were provided with both standing microphones and free microphones allowing for versatile performances including dance numbers and stunts.

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The Harvard Opportunes sing and dance to Lady Gaga’s newest single, “The Edge of Glory.”

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Bon Iver Expands Sonic Palette on Latest

While it may not have any one song as memorable as “Skinny Love” or “Re: Stacks,” “Bon Iver” is nonetheless one of the year’s most impressive and moving records.

The Latest on Cabot Café

When September ends, students in the Quad will be able to sip on freshly brewed coffee and nibble on fudge walnut brownies at the new student-run coffee house in the vicinity of their Houses.

Arctic Monkeys Outgrow Fluorescent Adolescence

While this album does not by any means play it safe, it doesn’t quite meet the expectations entertained by its brazen title. Devotees of the group’s sound will find much to praise in “Suck it and See,” except perhaps an adequate dose of daring.

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Stephen Malkmus Continues to Slack Off

Stephen Malkmus is often associated with a ‘slacker’ aesthetic, and this album does its part to forward that image with both an understated emotional tone in its vocals and irony in its lyrics. Yet the album itself is inconsistent, and its overbearing, often self-deprecating irony is excessive.

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