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Star Power in Politics
… people vote for celebrities? When surveyed, voters say that they prefer elected representatives who are not famous for … fundamental to democracy than casting a vote, the question of how voters choose among candidates—and the extent to … Center for International Affairs (WCFIA). Candidates often “dedicate considerable resources to getting their …
Issue: July-August 2017
Hope in Jars
… syrups, aromatic waters, et cetera, et cetera—the European apothecary from the Middle Ages onward gathered … numerous jars that sat side by side on his shelves. Many of his jars were of albarello or modified-albarello shape: cylindrical, …
Issue: July-August 2006
Outdoor Smorgasbord
… Bon Pain for an outdoor lunch with sideshow. Taking up lots of Forbes Plaza, on the Massachusetts Avenue side of Holyoke Center, its tables … featured summer drinks, a "Between the Sheets" perhaps, comprised of brandy, rum, triple sec, and lemon juice ($4.50), …
Auto PILOT
… Harvard’s payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to the City of Cambridge have been renegotiated to include an escalator …
Issue: May-June 2005
Origin Stories
… The bow and arrow press, ensconced in the Adams House B-Entry basement, keeps alive the art of letterpress printing. But sometimes news about venerable … to Richard Binell ’79, he “found the 1916 Vandercook proof press collecting dust and rust” in the Adams basement in …
Issue: September-October 2021
Football: Penn 35, Harvard 25
… Gone, gone with the wind. At gale-swept Harvard Stadium last Saturday, the … streak was blown away by a Penn team that used big plays on offense and an opportunistic defense to win 35-25. The … into the season’s final week, there is a strong possibility of a tie for the title. The Quakers emerged with a 6-3 …
Seriously Funny
… minted Ph.D. in chemistry, went home to Ohio on leave from the navy, he interviewed for a job with the chemical research department of Standard Oil of Ohio, known as Sohio. He had to take a … laughed repeatedly at Frazier’s comic genius might be surprised to know that the man himself has a quiet and ease …
Issue: September-October 2008
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2017-2018 Fellows
… The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will welcome 52 … as computer science to comparative literature; eleven of this year’s fellows come from within the University, and three are Radcliffe professors. Most Radcliffe fellows are budding scholars and …
Final-Clubs Battle Rejoined
… Following a year of sharp debate within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) over the proposed sanctioning of …
An Enchanted “Colorful Realm”
… width:407] “A Blossoming Centennial” in the March-April issue of this magazine takes an in-depth look at the exhibition … (1716–1800), on display this spring at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., as part of the centennial …
Issue: March-April 2012
Harvard Kennedy School Reverses Position on Human-Rights Fellowship
… T he highly contested public debate over the Harvard Kennedy School’s decision not to appoint a … in recent weeks—has, today, been followed by a reversal of that decision. Last spring, the Carr Center for Human … within the community and beyond when such differences arise. In issues concerning HKS—which lives at the center of …
Harvard Endowment’s Sweeping Overhaul
… changes in asset allocation and investment management for the University’s endowment. Several weeks later, he invited Harvard Magazine to visit HMC’s offices, in the Federal Reserve Bank tower overlooking the … challenges facing HMC and the University in the wake of the 2008-2009 financial crisis were perhaps the most …
Harvard’s Economic Diversity Problem
… Harvard College has almost as many students from the nation’s top 0.1 percent highest-income families as from the bottom 20 percent. More than half of Harvard students come from the top 10 percent of the income distribution, and the vast majority—more than …
Home Base
… catcher, and practiced base-stealer—stole home. It was the second game of a doubleheader against division rival Dartmouth, on a wet … Ellis’s stolen run came in the second inning, at the start of a rally that would lift Harvard to an 8-7 win against the …
A Tragedy and a Mystery
… and violent flashbacks, ends his own life. A young mother, sleep-deprived and stressed by the emotional demands placed on her, harbors persistent thoughts of suicide. A 19-year-old college student, referred to a … to dissuade them from doing so, remains a mystery, says professor of psychology Matthew Nock . “More people die by …
Issue: January-February 2011