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Ideas Rain In
In 1675 Isaac Newton suffered a mental breakdownsome modern psychiatrists diagnose him as a manic-depressiveand he was still...
The Newest Rhodes
The newest Rhodes: Shazrene Mohamed '04, from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is Harvard's seventh Rhodes Scholarship winner for 2004 (see "The Rhodes...
Tying Knots
On a dumping ground along a dirt road in Santiago's Renca municipality, Harvard-affiliated planners work to create decent housing for 160...
Evelyn Baring, Lord Cromer
Thinking himself near death in 1905, Evelyn Baring, the first Lord Cromer, began a series of "Biographical Notes," written partly that...
Dining by Degrees
SUMMA Upstairs on the Square (91 Winthrop Street, 617-864-1933) is a reincarnation of Upstairs at the Pudding, and the faithful rejoice. The...
Chocolatier
Can the "food of the gods" help us live longer, healthier lives? Like red wine and green tea, the seeds of Theobroma cacao, which are...
by Jean Martin
Off the Shelf
A bombardier beetle, in a photograph by Eisner from the bookFor Love of Insects, by Thomas Eisner '51, Ph.D. '56 (Harvard University Press...
Sister Schools
Castilleja and Julia Morgan are only about 35 miles apart, but in many ways, the distance between the two California girls' schools seems much...
Brevia
Treasurer-electJames F. Rothenberg '68, M.B.A. '70, has been elected Treasurer and a member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1. He...
Class-conscious Financial Aid
Harvard has enhanced its undergraduate financial-aid program in an effort to make the College more attractive to lower-income students...
Covering the Uninsured
In any given month last year, 43 million Americans—17 percent of people under age 65—lacked either private health insurance or public...
Harvard Calendar
SPECIAL. Arts First 2004 is slated for May 6 through 9 in and around Harvard Yard. The festival features 200 student performances of dance...