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Aloian Scholars
Eric Lesser ’07, of Kirkland House, and Lauren Tulp ’07, of Eliot House, are this year’s David Aloian Memorial Scholars.
Maestro Lenny
Leonard Bernstein ’39, D.Mus. ’67, will always be remembered as the conductor of the New York Philharmonic, but he was a native New...
How Not to Fumble
Clifton Dawson has become a standout running back because of what he has done, but he has also excelled at not doing something: fumbling the...
“Alternative” Placebos
Doctors once kept jars full of sugar pills, in various colors, in their offices. “Take two of these and call me in the morning...
Daniel Steiner: "A Physician to Institutions"
Daniel Steiner ’54, LL.B. ’58, died June 11 from complications of chronic lung disease, ending a life of distinguished contributions...
Barbara Ruhs
“I was a fat kid,” says Barbara Ruhs. “My sister was a French fry, and I was a beachball. I always wanted to be a French...
“The Grand Wake for Harvard Indifference”
At noon on November 16, 1938, some 500 Harvard and Radcliffe students jammed Emerson Hall to express their outrage at Kristallnacht, as the...
The Opposite of “If”
"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Found in the University Archives, a cache of English-department...
Central Square Star
Don’t get us wrong: We like a Whopper now and again. But any more-innovative restaurant that replaces a Burger King (and nixes the chairs...
A Clear Vision
As the new president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), Paul J. Finnegan ’75, M.B.A. ’82, says the organization must be...
Off the Shelf
What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat, by Louise Richardson, Ph.D. ’89, executive dean of the Radcliffe...
Footfalls...and Failures
As the summer months trickle through my sweaty fingers, September looms, bringing with it the first of my Lasts. For the last time, I will...