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...down anti-Nazi fliers activists posted in the Yard, or that then-University President James B. Conant ’14 ridiculed those arrested for protesting against Hitler in Harvard Square. Shortly afterward, Conant officially welcomed a delegation of Italian fascist students to Harvard. The Crimson proposed that Harvard award Hanfstaengl an honorary degree...
...AWARDED. JANEAL LEE, 30, winner of the Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin pageant, whose title was rescinded after a newspaper photo showed her standing up (which Lee, who has muscular dystrophy, can do for short periods); the title of Miss disAbility International; in Appleton, Wis. The award was created by the World Association of Persons with Disabilities after Lee was disqualified from the Wisconsin pageant. "The focus," said Lee, "is on people's abilities, and I think that is excellent...
...BEEN YOUR MOST SURPRISING FAN? I was a nominee for some award, and Ed Bradley introduced me by mentioning the name of a skateboard trick I invented called stalefish. When you're a kid and you think of a silly name like that, you never imagine a host of 60 Minutes will ever present it in a serious tone...
Currently the Glucksman Professor in American Letters and Professor of English at New York University, Doctorow has garnered a slew of honors, including the F. Scott Fitzgerald Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award...
First, the Ancient Eight embraces the stepped-up competition, forsakes its longstanding policy of refusing to award athletics scholarships, and actively attempts to establish itself as the nation’s pre-eminent football conference. Despite relaxing its admissions standards immediately, several years likely go by before meaningful results are realized...