Word: agassiz
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...American Heritage Dictionary: Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance. 2. Harvard: Very, very expensive: “The outcome of the tawdry Shleifer affair and the attending pecuniary loss to the University would have been unthinkable under the previous two presidencies....” (Farish A. Jenkins, Jr., Agassiz professor of zoology, at the Feb. 7 Faculty meeting...
When Elizabeth Cary Agassiz helped found the “Harvard Annex”—the predecessor to Radcliffe—in 1879, it is unlikely that she could have imagined a day when—down the street—women would outnumber men in caps and gowns in the Yard.Two years from now, that day is likely to arrive. Females outnumbered males among freshmen enrolling in the Class of 2008, the Admissions Office reported at the time.And Agassiz, who received no formal education but became a prominent naturalist and educator nonetheless, may never have thought that...
...soccer. At Harvard, he was an avid participant in intramural (IM) athletics. In Eliot, Gilligan was IM secretary and led his House to the Straus Cup in 2004—the first time Eliot won the House IM championship since 1983. He also led his House to the Agassiz Cup for IM crew in 2004. That same year, Gilligan received the first-ever IM Athlete of the Year Award. While they admired his achievements in academics and athletics, friends and family alike were even more inspired by Gilligan’s personality and outlook on life. “Paul...
When I walked into a half-empty Agassiz Theatre this past Friday night to see the Harvard S.T.A.G.E. production of “Footloose,” I must admit my thoughts turned to the end-of-comp Crimson festivities and Quisque Jam I was missing. But a few hours later, my half-hearted wish to be elsewhere had morphed into a mixture of elation for a night well-spent and of pity for all those who had missed out on a truly amazing show.From May 5 to 13, “Footloose” jazzes up the pillared Agassiz...
...Durang ’71 was honored with the prize. Following the ceremony, John Lithgow ’67, who was last year’s commencement speaker and founded the Arts First program, led a conversation with Durang in front of a sold out audience at the Agassiz Theater. As Summers introduced the controversial playwright, he noted that both he and Durang shared the same disregard for political correctness.“The more sensitive the subject, the more provocative and direct is his approach,” Summers said, before presenting Durang with the medal. During the interview...