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The Way of Trout

Strange to say, swimming through rough water may actually be easier than swimming across a calm pond. At least that's true for many kinds of...

by Elizabeth Gudrais

Harvard Calendar

THEATER. The American Repertory Theatre presents Harold Pinter's black comedy The Birthday Party on March 6 through 27 at the Loeb Drama Center...

Fuel for an Active Lifestyle

Fuel for an Active Lifestyle Everyone should eat a balanced diet, but exercisers in particular should pay attention to the following advice...

The Rhodes Roster

Thayer. 2 a.m. Six freshmen, clad in muted grays, stocking-caps, and ski-masks, review, for the umpteenth time, their plot. Lock-pick kit?...

An Icy Amenity

Photograph by Stu Rosner Dean of the Law School Elena Kagan testified that she decided on the spur of a frozen moment in January...

Arts and Sciences' Ambitious Plans

In his annual report, published in early February, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) William C. Kirby outlined three simultaneous...

Kids Turn New Pages

Parents in the 1960s generally expected their children to be passive observers who did as they were told. Today's parents are more likely to...

Walter Channing

In a career spanning nearly six decades, Walter Channing provided the medical skills and compassionate care women sought as they faced the pain...

by Amalie M. Kass

From Elite to Everyman

Genetic endowments aside, an elite endurance athlete and the average daily walker are, in their adaptations to exercise, different less in kind...

Family Ties

They're the people who knew you first. For years, they were probably the people who knew you best. But once you're in college, and for a while...

Harvard@Home: Four New Programs

Harvard@Home, the University-wide initiative for putting learning on-line, has introduced several new programs. They are: "The Process of...

Military Recruiting: The Lawsuits

In the wake of new military recruiting practices on campus, sharp differences of opinion continue to fuel exchanges about the right way to...