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...avid trouble-shooter and personally involved administrator, McArthur suffered only from occasional rumors of personal tensions with Rudenstine. Indeed, his sometimes-brusque manner could have put off some people. But McArthur made it through 15 years without any major fall-outs, a hard act to follow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: An Extraordinary Tenure at HBS | 3/14/1995 | See Source »

...avid proponent of new music, Fisk brought works ranging from Scarlatti to Rochberg to his program. In doing so, he demonstrated the guitar's unique position as a middle ground between the harpsichord and the violin; the guitar's strings are plucked like the harpsichord's, but it has a fingerboard like a violin. As a result, classical guitarists can create a wide variety of effects culled from the repertoires of both instruments...

Author: By Daniel Altman, | Title: Fisk Embellishes Classical Guitar | 3/9/1995 | See Source »

...have an avid interest in gender theory and currently, the future (s) of feminism (s)," Schor said in an interview yesterday...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Schor Is Appointed To Full Professorship | 3/3/1995 | See Source »

...avid non-smoker," she said in an interview yesterday. "However, I don't want to put anyone out of business...

Author: By Sewell Chan, | Title: Restaurateurs Urge Council To Reject Anti-Smoking Law | 2/28/1995 | See Source »

Everyone knows what's good about Boston. Even before we decided to attend Harvard, the avid tourists in our hometowns sought us out to tell us what they liked best about their vacation in Beantown. While I was still in junior high, my dentist found out that I wanted to go to Harvard. From that point on, every six months I had to listen to a story about touring Bunker Hill or walking the Freedom Trail. All while having my cavities filled...

Author: By Brian E. Malone, | Title: Worst of Boston 1995 | 2/9/1995 | See Source »

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