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Fiftieth reunioners David Leipziger, Kitty Beer, and Howard Kristol, J.D. ’62.

"Thank You, Alumni"

Reunioners and seniors of 2009 give the University a welcome assist.

Cultures in Conflict

Paul M. Barrett reviews “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West,” by Christopher Caldwell ’83

by Paul M. Barrett

John F. Cogan Jr.

2009 Harvard Medalists

Three alumni are honored for outstanding service to the University.

Robert Patterson’s letter to Thomas Jefferson included a worked example of his cipher. He began by writing his message in lower-case letters and in columns, running top to bottom like Chinese. This example begins with the words “Buonaparte has at last given peace to Europe,” legible in the first two columns.

Jefferson's Conundrum

Mathematician Lawren Smithline ’94 has decrypted an encoded message sent to Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

by Craig Lambert

Dining halls (such as Eliot's) are "the hub of House life," says a report on the residences, and every House should have its own.

Harvard outlines broad principles for house renewal

Harvard has released a report on the role of the Houses in undergraduate life, in preparation for a major renovation.

Steven Chu

“A Passion and a Voice”

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s address at the afternoon exercises

Latin Salutatorian Paul Mumma ’09 (<a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/2009-speeches">View a video of his speech</a>.)

"Changed Times"

A sampling of the 2009 Commencement week addresses

Paddlers enjoy the serenity of Flagstaff Lake, Maine.

Look Mom, No Car!

Green travels around New England

by Nell Porter-Brown

Scenes from Havana, taken in March 2007

Cuba

Raúl Castro is changing Cuba. Will the United States respond?

Photograph by Jim Harrison

Love Nest

The most romantic tent in town

by Christopher Reed

<a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/30264/biblio/9781605297859"><em>The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite</em></a> (Rodale, $25.95)

Feeding an Addiction

Enlisting the food industry in the fight against obesity

Tyler Albright

Play at the Plate

Baseball catcher Tyler Albright ’11 explains how to play his position.

by Craig Lambert