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A Breakthrough in High-Pressure Physics?
… Two Harvard scientists believe they have produced metallic hydrogen. Their feat, which has … not only because it demonstrates a fundamental new property of the most abundant element in the universe, but because … If that turns out to be true, and an efficient means of producing it can be devised, the applied uses of metallic …
Basketball Largess
… a Crimson basketball star and now a successful NBA professional , used the occasion of the season-opening Brooklyn Nets-Boston Celtics game …
On Your Honor
… When the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) voted last May to adopt an undergraduate honor code , in the wake of the largest recent case of student misconduct on an …
Roosevelts at Harvard: A Family Matter
… James Roosevelt, Franklin's father, received his ll.b. from Harvard Law School in 1851. … were registered in the College, including three sets of brothers. FDR's Harvard progeny included three of his four sons—James '30, Franklin Jr. '37, and John …
Aiding Financial Aid
… from lower-income families who pursue higher education at the College; and ease the completion of doctoral studies. Meanwhile, the University's program of enhanced aid for lower-income families, launched in …
Issue: July-August 2004
One Nation, under Allah
… his doctor for an annual check-up. While filling out the chart, the doctor asked the man if he worked, and if so, what was his profession. "I'm a bus driver," the man replied. When the … by law and custom. Such anecdotes not only reveal the norms of one Muslim country, but may also help explain why there …
Issue: September-October 2003
A Long Road
… in town to visit his daughter. He dropped by practice as the Crimson prepared for a trip to Italy to play several … team’s then faculty fellow and a former Kentucky secretary of state, in a phone interview last week. Still, there was … Crimson took the floor at Kentucky’s famed Rupp Arena. (As of now, there are no plans for a reciprocal trip to the …
Too Much Sunscreen?
… For many summers, people have slathered and sprayed on sunscreens and fretted about SPF … themselves from ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation, a component of sunlight. Dermatologists have linked UV-B exposure to the development of skin cancer, including lethal melanomas. But according to …
Issue: September-October 2005
Grad Student Union Revote?
… may have to hold a new graduate-student union election if the final outcome of its November election does not result in a victory for … Relations Board (NLRB) report ruled this week, after months of deliberations on the election. According to the ruling, …
Rebel Lawyer
… With the sun finally fading on a blazing spring afternoon in Los … the UCLA campus, where he teaches law. He has spent most of his life in this city, first as the child of Mexican immigrants, and later as a “wild-ass radical …
Issue: September-October 2018
Five-letter Word for Magic
… one-man show. “I’m trying to combine my interests all the time.” Kwong’s interests in crossword puzzles and … propelled him into the New York Times for his one-of-a-kind fusion of card trick and word game. He begins by asking an audience …
Issue: January-February 2012
Football: Harvard 51, Rhode Island 21
… As the 143rd season of Harvard football kicked off last Friday night at the Stadium, it took two minutes and eight seconds for the …
Peak Experiences
… Club president Vladislav Sevostianov ’19. South of Boston, the former granite quarries in Quincy offer about 100 climbs, some as high as 80 feet, with scenic …
Issue: May-June 2019
Harvard Defeats Dartmouth
… Last November, the Harvard men’s basketball team travelled more than 7,000 … suggested that the trip contributed to a “perfect storm” of challenges to start the season. “That trip to China was a … possession or two each game, typically in an effort to surprise opponents. This year, the Crimson has gone so far as to …
Beyond Brahminism
… 1837, LL.B. ’39, LL.D. ’66, survives in modern memory as the author of Two Years Before the Mast . But his literary legacy alone … been born and bred. The drama of Dana’s remarkable life arises from the unresolved tension between the man he became …
Issue: January-February 2016