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Canine Mouthpiece
Interviewing dogs can be a challenge, but fortunately Watson and Cricket have e-mail. Q: If you were recuperating in a hospital, who would you...
A Painting with "Legs"
Like the poems Emily Dickinson stored in her attic, or John Steinbeck’s repeatedly rejected early manuscripts, one of America’s...
Working it Out
The senior-year job hunt began as many do: with the purchasing of a suit at the end of the summer. Mine was a black, pinstripe ensemble that my...
Humanist at Harvard
Finding Humanism listed among the 26 religions represented on the Board of Ministry at Harvard may seem curious, but Humanist chaplain Thomas...
A Thumb on the Scale
In February 2004, when Harvard allotted an additional $2 million per year in scholarship funds for undergraduates from families with incomes of...
Fare Thee Well
Ever wonder why there are so few superlative Chinese restaurants in this country? Why all we expect is dependable, cheap food in nondescript...
The Nocebo Effect
If people expect to feel better from a pill or medical treatment, they just might, even if the pill is made of sugar or the treatment is a sham...
Wrangling about Reefs
Tucked away at the periphery of the Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH) on Oxford Street in Cambridge, off to the side of the historic Hall...
Comings and Goings
Harvard clubs host lectures, seminars, and social gatherings. Following is a partial list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at local club...
Ace Returner
Few students can simultaneously attend their college graduation and their tenth class reunion. And it’s a rare undergraduate who has a...
Auto PILOT
Harvard’s payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the City of Cambridge have been renegotiated to include an escalator that will increase the...
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet’s poem “To My Dear and Loving Husband,” a favorite at weddings, is one of the most anthologized examples of...