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...whose greatest pleasure in life was sleep, something which, I would find out, he could do anywhere, anytime. He drove at walking pace, the better to be able to chat to friends and relatives we passed on the road. And when I queried the health of the ancient Nissan as it groaned on a slight incline, Danielo explained he didn't worry about things like shocks, door handles or windows - or any kind of mechanical work, ever - because the car still seemed to work and, you know, he really couldn't be bothered...
Indira Phukan ’09 is an ancient history concentrator in Cabot House. Rahul Prabhakar ’09 is a government concentrator in Lowell House. Ari S. Ruben ’08 is a history concentrator in Currier House. Prabhakar and Ruben are co-chairs of Harvard Students for Hillary, of which Phukan is a member...
...never been killed before.” Geselowitz was proud to be the only attendee. “I feel like it’s a position of honor,” she said, “quite similar to that of the emperor in ancient Rome.” She was, however, “mildly annoyed” with the authenticity of the event. “Being currently enrolled in the class, ‘Rome of Augustus,’ in which we read several primary sources dealing with the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar...
...current Rhodes scholar Peter P.M. Buttigieg ’04, though, who answered affirmatively when he asked himself whether he wanted “to spend two years in a rainy country doing academic work in a quirky, ancient institution,” the possibility of his having gotten a “raw deal” never arose; the small annoyances associated with Oxford have not impacted his experience. He indicated, in an e-mail, a faith in the ability of high-achieving university students to maintain a balanced perspective: “When...
...will seek to span the gaps in the University’s museums.Over the years, the University has always grappled with how to reconcile the split identities of its art collection, which now sits in three distinct museums: the Western-focused Fogg, the Central European Busch Reisinger, and the Ancient and Eastern Sackler. Now, HUAM hopes that the University’s expansion into Allston will finally provide it with the space necessary to increase the amount of art that it keeps on display and create a unified image of the museums.But with the recent postponement of discussions about...