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Crimson in Congress, Round Three
… The contingent of Harvard matriculants in the 112th Congress totaled 35 for just over a month, until Democratic representative Jane Harman, J.D. ’69, of California, announced on February 8 that she would resign …
Greater Boston
… The city’s car-free travel options are truly limitless. The commuter-rail system, for one, offers rides to more than 120 destinations, and typically … bus meets riders and takes them to Crane Beach, or get off at Manchester-by-the-Sea for Singing Beach. Farther …
Issue: July-August 2009
Soccer and Survival
… As the planet’s greatest sporting extravaganza, the World Cup, kicked off this summer, Nick Gates ’91 was not in South Africa. … to be there. But he’s been busy about 2,000 miles north of Johannesburg, coaching hundreds of shoeless kids on the …
Issue: July-August 2010
Tony-Winning Twosome
… In a surprisingly dominant showing, the Broadway musical ONCE took eight Tony Awards at the … annual ceremony, held on June 10. John Tiffany, director of ONCE, received the Tony for Best Director of a Musical; he was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for …
People-Powered Journalism
… With 20 years of hindsight, to many the U.S. war in Afghanistan looks tragically ill-conceived. But in the wake of 9/11, critics of the invasion, when they were heard at …
Issue: November-December 2021
Yo-Yo Ma's Journeys
… lunch overlooking God's own landscape near Tanglewood, on the patio at Wheatleigh, the poshest hotel in the … come here for dinner. Hey, can we talk about food instead of real life?" Deer are grazing at the bottom of the sloping lawn and a few yards away, a family of wild …
Upstairs, Downstairs
… When the janitors and dining hall staff arrive at 6 a.m., the … Dutch still life: blue plastic trays piled on top of one another, cups running over, remnants of yesterday's … another student," said John D'Amore '02, a junior who has risen through dorm crew's ranks to become a captain. "You …
Harvard and MIT Sue to Overturn Order Banning International Students from Online Learning in Residence
… Harvard and MIT this morning filed suit to prevent the federal government from enforcing a policy announced on … from studying in the United States if their institutions offer only online instruction as part of their safety precautions in response to the COVID-19 …
Japanese Elegance
… Two short blocks from the touristy bustle of Faneuil Hall Marketplace is the cool, tranquil domain of Kamakura. Named for the hometown of owner and executive …
Issue: July-August 2019
Board of Overseers and HAA Elected Director Candidates
… THE HARVARD ALUMNI Association (HAA) nominating committee … has announced the 2025 candidate slates for the Board of Overseers (one of the University’s two governing boards) and the HAA’s own …
Virtual Friendship, for Real
… As research is illuminating the human social networks that have existed since time immemorial, a parallel thread of inquiry is exploring a new kind of social interaction: online friendship. At Harvard, …
Issue: May-June 2010
Graham to Step Down as Divinity School Dean
… A. Graham announced that he would relinquish his post at the end of this academic year, concluding a decade of service (he began serving as acting dean in January …
Design Dean to Step Down
… Peter G. Rowe, dean of Harvard's Graduate School of Design (GSD) since 1992, announced in October his intention to step down at the end of this academic year. In a letter that thanked the …
Issue: January-February 2004
Three Harvard Alumni Share Physics Nobel Prize
… Three Harvard alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discoveries pertaining to the accelerating expansion of the universe through observations of distant supernovae. … rate. The discovery came as a complete surprise even to the Laureates themselves. In 1998, cosmology …
Harvard 34, Columbia 14
… Rock on : Scoring early and often, Harvard defeated an injury-depleted Columbia team, 34-14, at the Lions' Kraft Field on Saturday. The Crimson now has an … field goal increased the margin to 34-0 at the start of the final quarter. Columbia--described by Harvard coach …