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Understanding Welfare Reform
One million children pushed into poverty: That was the prediction of a widely cited study on the likely effect of welfare reform, released just...
High-Flying Deception
Size matters, but elevation matters more. Tall, long-legged Kaego Ogbechie '05 can do almost anything on a volleyball court, in ways that...
Four Tips for a Terrific Traveling Reunion
1. Delegate duties. Pick family members to contact visitor centers, check out accommodations, and coordinate payments. Assign youngsters to...
Re-Development
After two years in limbo, the Center for International Development (CID) has at least a temporary new lease on life. The appointment of Kamal...
Alone with His Idols
Mark Feeney's Nixon at the Movies: A Book about Belief is so well-intentioned, so weirdly ingenious, so full of lively and perceptive tidbits...
Lapeliana
Five hundred and ninety-nine buttons, pins, badges, and ribbons, the cinders of old strife, lie at Houghton Library in three linear feet of...
Technology Scholar
"Technology" is a chameleon-like word that takes on the tone of its context, especially where government is concerned: technology may...
The Hack as Genius
Earlier this year, Houghton Library announced one of the most exciting donations in its history: the Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr...
by Adam Kirsch
Newfangled Networking
A new campus website called Thefacebook is turning friends into “friends.”
Ivy League Insider
Published just as this article was going to press, American historian John Morton Blum's A Life with History tells how a devoted Harvard...
Widener Reborn
On the afternoon of October 1, three students with gleaming brass horns, from each of which a banner emblazoned with an "H" hung down, mounted...
Extracurriculars
A full slate of events can be found in and around the University this season, ranging from English Restoration comedy, science-fiction films...