About 500 people were at Cohen Auditorium Saturday evening to watch Kathak dance, an ancient Indian art. Chitresh Das, a world-renowned master of the art, gave a solo performance with Swapan Chaudhuri, Christopher Ris, and George Ruckert providing musical accompaniment. The Tufts Association for South Asians (TASA) organized the event, which drew people from all over Boston to the show.
Supporters of the popular Ex-College Hind/Urdu language program are saying Paise dikhao, "show me the money," to the Tufts administration in the hopes that the class may eventually be incorporated into the greater University curriculum.
It is a tradition that the Golden Globe Awards hold few surprises. This past Sunday's ceremony was no exception. Still, besides being considered a precursor to the Oscars, the awards are known as "The biggest party of the year," and this year certainly lived up to that expectation, as television and film celebrities came to together to down bottles of Moet and give kudos to one another. The show may lack the prestige of the Oscars, but the stars came out, and they were in rare form as more than one presented and accepted awards nicely toasted. Still, the show remained generally elegant and civilized and the ceremony looked as well put-together as the stars themselves. Despite a lack of shock value, the show certainly held a few highlights. Tom Cruise graciously accepted an award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in Magnolia, and with Nicole Kidman's not-quite-so-glamorous sister at his side, pretty much solidified an Oscar nomination. He played grateful very nicely, and his acknowledgement of co-star and Hollywood veteran Jason Robards certainly won him favor in the eyes of Hollywood. Denzel Washington melted hearts across the country, accepting the award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his work in The Hurricane. Ruben Carter, upon whose life story the movie is based, accompanied the actor to the stage as Washington noted that "God is love." The potentially moving moment turned saccharine sweet. Also of note was Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex in the City picking up a Globe for Best Actress in a TV Series Musical/Comedy. She was speechless and certainly cute, but by the end of her speech the audience couldn't wait for her to stop yammering. However, her dress, a lovely muted gold gown, was one of the classiest of the evening. It contrasted interestingly with the worst dress of the night, a lime-green taffeta number sported by Miss Golden Globe, Liza Hubert, daughter of the much more tastefully dressed Susan Lucci. Best Actor in a TV Series Musical/Comedy went to none other than ABC's golden boy Michael J. Fox, fresh from his announcement last week that due to his fight with Parkinson's Disease he will not be returning to Spin City next season. Following a standing ovation, his speech was ingratiating as he thanked both his friends in the Hollywood community and his fans. The moment was a somber one, but it has been hard for the Hollywood media to understand that he's not dead yet - let's not write him off so soon. Jack Lemmon, up against himself for Best Actor in a Made-for-TV movie or MiniSeries took the award for his role in Inherit the Wind. In the spirit of Ving Rames who, a few years earlier gave his award to Lemmon, Lemmon said, "I'd like to accept this award on behalf of Jack Lemmon." Cute, Jack, but lose the red bowtie. The big winner of the night was the critically-acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos, which won Best Television Drama, and whose stars Edie Falco and James Gandolfini both took home Globes. Jim Carrey was also a big winner winning the Best Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy/Musical for the second year in a row, for Man on the Moon. "I'm the Tom Hanks of the Golden Globes!" he shouted, and feigned surprise as best he could. Last night also solidified rumors of Carrey's relationship with Jerry Maguire star Renee Zelleweger, as the champagne-happy couple kissed in front of the whole country. Barbra Streisand won the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime achievement award for her work as an actress-singer-director-producer-performer extraordinaire. Past winners have included the likes of Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson. Shirley Maclaine's introduction, nicely ad-libbed when the teleprompter broke down, was close to perfection. The tribute that followed alone sets the Globes apart from the more "glamorous" Oscars, which have been known to snub Streisand periodically. Streisand looked like "buttah" Sunday night, accepting her award dressed in a lovely silver sweater dress with a matching cardigan draped casually over her shoulders. Her speech was elegant and proud just like her work, as she explained her reasons for loving the performing arts. "The beauty of art," she said, "Is that it can show humanity to itself." Bravo, Barbra. Not surprisingly, the big awards of the evening, Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Motion Picture Drama went to American Beauty, beating out such mainstream fare as The End of the Affair, The Hurricane, The Insider, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. Hopefully, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which does the Oscars, will be influenced, but it's unlikely. American Beauty was neither a box office smash nor mainstream. Still, it was rightfully acknowledged at this year's Globes as the best film of the year. We can only hope that the Oscars follow suit.
The season came to an end yesterday for the women's soccer team with a 2-1 home loss to the Clark Cougars in the quarterfinal round of the ECAC tournament.
A day in the life of a college student can be incredibly busy. After waking up for an early class you have to run to finish up a paper by 11 a.m., eat lunch, volunteer in the afternoon, go to practice with the team, eat dinner, get back to your room, call home, study for a few hours, and have time for a social life in between.
After an 11-1 victory on Saturday, Boston fans were wrongfully giddy about the remainder of their series with the Yankees. Among other errors, they made the mistake of equating the presence of Pedro Martinez with that of a great team. While Martinez was dominant in a 13-1 victory against Roger Clemens and the Yanks, he could neither field nor hit with runners in scoring position, which once again proved to be Boston's undoing.
There is no need to adjust your calendars. It's 1999, but it might as well be 1992 as far as the NFL is concerned.
In a time of a thriving American economy and a music scene dominated by retro-'80s teen pop acts and their bastard clones, whose biggest problems are a breakup or a non-clashing wardrobe, there are few bands that choose to address the fact that life is not as peachy as we think it is. One of those bands is Rage Against The Machine.
On Nov. 10, a man will undergo testicular implant surgery using a product that had been designed primarily used for dogs.
Last Thursday, the Tufts women's volleyball team completed its regular season with a difficult loss to MIT at Cousens Gym. This weekend, the squad, now 13-17, will attempt to muster a victory at the 1999 NESCAC Volleyball Championships.
This weekend's presentation of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is, in a word, lovely. It glows with an energy and passion that is not unlike that of the musical's sweet virgin Philia who first sings that very song, "Lovely." The play, like the beautiful maiden, is at once enchanting and simple, earnest and eager. Young Hero can not take his eyes off the innocent Philia, and it would be just as difficult for the audience to turn away from Torn Ticket II's fantastic production in The Balch Arena Theater. It is humorous, clever, refreshing, and just plain fun.
Some musicians gain popularity on surface values, be it through appearance, lyrics, or a unique style; these can include the modern "boy bands" or shock-rockers such as Marilyn Manson. Others get by on good music and talent. Then there are some who try to cash in on established trends and fail because they lack any distinctive trait of their own.
Tufts' newest and most visible landmark towers over the campus from the site of the old Sweet Hall. Taller than Goddard Chapel, the massive red construction crane stands as evidence of major change, both physical and conceptual, taking place on the campus. Two large-scale projects, one the Student Services Center and parking garage built on the site of the now-defunct Sweet Hall, the other the Gantcher Family Sports and Convocation Center, are slated to be completed this semester, overshadowing a slew of recently completed smaller projects.
In this week's Beauty & Fashion Spot, we're going to bring a fall beauty exclusive. Featured will be great places in Boston for rejuvenation of your inner and outer appearance, makeup, and skin care products, including our own favorites.
Latin American policy expert and inventor of the "Hegemonic Presumption Principle," Dr. Abraham Lowenthal spoke on Latin American-US relations in the 20th century this past Tuesday evening in Cabot 206. The talk was sponsored by the Latin American studies program, in an effort to bring attention to the program.
This past weekend I traveled home to celebrate the Jewish New Year with my family and loved ones. Unfortunately, the celebration was cut short by the news of a death of a close friend. My friend was a student, just like us, who, on Friday, decided to take his own life. He was doing poorly in a class. Didn't think he would graduate on time.
Theater, in general, is not an experience encouraging active participation in the action occurring on the stage. Usually, we sit back in our seats, relax, and voyeuristically observe other peoples' lives being played out right in front of us. The actors ignore us and we are happy and relieved that they don't know we're watching them. But what if theater wasn't like this? What if you could observe the scenes on stage and then actively participate in their eventual outcome? This is where Shear Madness, a murder-mystery comedy playing at the Charles Theater, steps in.
Last Friday, the sounds of campus bands ranging in style from funk to punk filled the air of Oxfam Caf?© as the Tufts chapter of Amnesty International held "Jamnesty," an event where students rallied against the death penalty.
The women's cross country team finished in third place last Saturday at the Codfish Bowl, which was held at Tufts' home course in Grafton, Mass. Although the Jumbos had one of their best meets so far this year, they were unable to top their traditional rivals, Brandeis and Amherst.
