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A Rebel with Numerous Causes

It was November 1966, and Carl Pope '67, stationed in front of Quincy House, was about to get one of his first tastes of political activism...

Lessons from Dairy Queen: a memorable 2002 student speech by Avery W. Gardiner

Lessons from Dairy Queen: a memorable student speech by Avery W. Gardiner '97, J.D. '02

University People

From HCF to HBS Under executive director Richard B. Boardman, the Harvard College Fund has become the premier annual giving organization in...

"Humiditas"

Sodden ones. In Tercentenary Theatre candidates for the degree of doctor of dental medicine await the conferring of their credentials...

Why Can't Computers Age With Us?

Barbara Leondar, Ed.D. '68, never used computers at work. E-mail was virtually nonexistent when she retired in 1991, as were personal computers...

by Nell Porter-Brown

Designed to Shop

Goethe—no doubt inspired by European masterpieces—described architecture as "frozen music." The Wal-Marts and Home Depots of...

Planning for a North Precinct

Harvard's last great open space in Cambridge is a parking lot, not far from the Biological Laboratories, that stretches all the way from Oxford...

Weighing In

What lies ahead for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences? What are the most important qualities for its next dean? Who would be the ideal candidate?...

Fat Goes Down (with) the Tubes

Orders roll in from unseen commanders and throngs of troops shuffle to work. They tear apart tubes, unclamp hoses, snap sinewy support lines...

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, A SKEPTIC'S VIEW The case against Harvard Medical School's foray into "complementary and alternative medicine&quot...

Medical Educator

May is National Mental Health Month, so it seemed a good time to talk with Annelle Primm '76, M.D., about her work in community psychiatry and...

Ask Not, Want Not?

When asked what they would like for graduation presents, many members of the class of 2002 were nearly speechless. Something must be up. While...

by Arianne R. Cohen