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The Justice Gap
… Heber Smith published a landmark book called Justice and the Poor . It was about how people struggling economically … “Nothing rankles more in the human heart than the feeling of injustice.” At the time, there were only 41 legal-aid organizations in the country, with a total of about 60 lawyers. The Boston Legal Aid Society, founded …
Issue: November-December 2017
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
… 23, 1918, when Harvard College opened its doors for the new school year, the Spanish flu had infected hundreds of Cambridge residents. More than 3,000 local … with cases in the thousands and new infections still on the rise, he banned public gatherings and ordered schools, …
Passing the Baton
… H. Holton Wood '40 and some of his handmade batons (opposite) Photograph by Jim Harrison The distinctive top hats and tails worn by male members of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Committee for the …
Issue: May-June 2005
Shruthi Kumar ’24, Senior English Address: “The Power of Not Knowing”
… for delivery. For Kumar’s additional remarks, please read the accompanying article . The Power of Not Knowing Today, we are celebrated for what we know. In fact, for most of our lives, we’ve learned to feel a sense of …
The Art and Science of Class Scheduling
… Organizing the Allston science complex has been protracted, but scheduling undergraduate classes on both sides of the Charles once the School of Engineering and Applies … Business School and the athletic facilities), it is no surprise that the Allston planners’ Class Scheduling Task Force …
Issue: July-August 2016
Craig Lambert’s “Shadow Work”
… turned his energies to completing his second book (another real job). Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That … pump; etc. ( At the magazine, which used to send columns of type off to the printer on waxed paper, the staff today … Shadow Work in the forthcoming New York Times Book Review, ‘Rise of the Robots’ and ‘Shadow Work.’ … 219 … A Harvard …
A Fiscal Faustian Bargain
… The nomination of Boston as the U.S. host city for the 2024 summer Olympics preceded much public discussion of the potential benefits and costs. Andrew Zimbalist, Ph.D. … the U.K. This suggests that foreign investment should have risen in 2013. In fact, it fell by £900 million. More …
Issue: July-August 2015
Inauguration of Drew Faust
… as well as in-depth coverage, slideshow, and audio from the event... Drew Gilpin Faust forcefully took possession of her Harvard presidency during inaugural celebrations and … in the November-December 2007 issue). Listen to audio of the inauguration celebrations below. Review of Events and …
Issue: November-December 2007
Harvard College Admits 5.2 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2021
… College announced today that 2,056 students have been offered admission to the class of 2021 ( including the 938 accepted last December under the …
Saving Money, Oil, and the Climate
… The United States is in urgent need of a comprehensive, … trucks averaged 12.4 miles per gallon in 1960. The oil crises of the 1970s triggered an increased demand for …
Issue: March-April 2008
The Nocebo Effect
… expect to feel better from a pill or medical treatment, they just might, even if the pill is made of sugar or the treatment is a sham. This kind of response is so well established that researchers …
Issue: May-June 2005
The Fells
… On a Sunday afternoon, 20 people troop gamely into the Middlesex Fells Reservation for a free “Tree Walk” with … Along the Dark Hollow Pond Trail, in the Stoneham section of the park, he points out a “forest seep community” rich with ferns, a grove of beeches, and a sunnier swath conducive to pignut hickory …
Issue: September-October 2018
From the Basket to the Beach
… In June , Christine Mansour ’15 stepped onto the sand for Team USA at the beach handball world … moment in her improbable, decade-long journey to become one of the best beach handball players in the world. Mansour … with American handball, or wallball) blends elements of water polo and basketball, with players dribbling, …
Grinding Out Lawyers—by Grinding Down Students
… Judge Learned Hand recalled that his Harvard Law School professors taught him the Spartan ethic which helped make him a legal giant. “In the universe of truth,” he said in 1958, during a public lecture, “they …
Issue: January-February 2021
His Story in the Making
… classmates thought Selamawi "Mawi" Asgedom '99 was just another kid from outside Chicago, a history major and resident of Pforzheimer House. He flashed a 1,000-kilowatt smile, … next week in USA Today saying, 'Cities report an alarming rise in parking meter vandalism.' But you've got to get kids …
Issue: March-April 2002