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...while not everyone is destined to become a Harvard football fan, a pregame ritual done right could offer something to all members of the community, avid supporter and casual observer alike...
...person because I really wanted to get as much done as I could.”According to Gorodentsev, the individual who will take her position on a permanent basis will be named the dean for administration and finance, the post previously held by Brett C. Sweet. Gorodentsev, an avid long-distance runner who wakes up at 5:05 most mornings for her regular runs, believes in taking on the full marathon if she’s even going to try.‘A UTILITY PLAYER’At a recent meeting for department administrators, FAS officials said they...
...Raptorex came to light, meanwhile, is a story in itself. About three years ago, Sereno, who usually does his own fossil-hunting, was approached by ophthalmologist and avid fossil collector Henry Kriegstein for help in identifying a newly purchased specimen. Kriegstein had bought the fossil legally, but when Sereno saw it, he became convinced it was from China and that it had almost certainly been smuggled out of that country. "I told him that I'd help," says Sereno, "but only if he was willing to donate the fossil to science and let us return it to China when...
Grammy-winning producer and DJ Mark Ronson has an ear for music, and he also has an eye for fashion. Once an avid shoe collector, he now joins a number of style-savvy musicians, including Kanye West and Beth Ditto of the Gossip, who have channeled their love of designer labels into their own designer products. Ronson teamed up with Gucci creative director Frida Giannini to design a series of limited-edition shoes to coincide with the launch of Gucci Icon-Temporary, a traveling pop-up sneaker store that will make its first stop in New York City next month...
...president is not a centrist or even necessarily an avid bipartisan. He is someone who displays faith in an old and quickly disappearing idea of the American political tradition: Negotiation on practices isn’t the same thing as selling out on principles, and listening is often more important than shouting. Most of all, he believes that rights comes with responsibilities. In this particular sense, the president is a conservative who reaches back beyond the days of populist conservatism...