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...born John Carter, in Evanston, Ill.; he took his stage name from his mother's and stepfather's surnames. At Northwestern University, he appeared in a student film of Peer Gynt, and by 1950 he had made his way to Hollywood. Director Cecil B. DeMille immediately saw the actor's appeal, casting him in The Greatest Show on Earth, then giving him the role of Moses in The Ten Commandments. At 32, Heston passed as the old patriarch and aced the movie's crucial scene: Moses holding his staff above his head, parting the waters...
...hours of the morning when my phone buzzed, notifying me of e-mail. Thank goodness I did, for what I discovered as I willed my eyes open around 3:15 a.m. was an urgent message from the Harvard College Democrats. In an email sent by Samuel B. Novey ’11, the student group’s Communication Director, the Harvard Dems called on its rival organization, the Harvard Republicans Club (HRC), to denounce the tactics of Republican heavyweight Karl Rove, who was set to speak at the College the next afternoon...
...While some members were enthusiastic about the potential impact of the program, others were reserved about the consequences of implementing it in Cambridge. “What’s unique about our district is that it has just one high school,” said Committee Member Albert B. Fantini. “Other cities can experiment with one of their many high schools.” Other individuals present, such as Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Thomas D. Fowler-Finn, called into question the IB’s track record. He cited a public school in Berkeley, Calif. that...
...reach the necessary threshold for attendance, the proposal will come to an official vote at the Faculty’s next meeting. But only if they reach quorum. —Staff writer Maxwell L. Child can be reached at mchild@fas.harvard.edu. —Staff writer Christian B. Flow can be reached at cflow@fas.harvard.edu...
...Ryder B. Kessler ’08 is a social studies concentrator in Quincy House. His column appears on alternate Wednesdays...