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...look carefully at its own commitment to public service and assess whether it is living up to its stated values. Former Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, Class of 1853, once famously asked students of the College to “enter to grow in wisdom, depart to serve thy better thy country and thy kind.” Administrators, professors, students, and community affiliates alike should take this message to heart. To a significant extent, this is already happening. University Public Service Week was held last October, and President Drew Faust has expounded many times, including in The Crimson...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Judgment Day | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Church discussed the applications of synthetic biology to increasing food, potable water, and fuel supplies. According to tweets from the event, he also talked about producing better pharmaceuticals and increasing viral resistance among humans and livestock...

Author: By George T. Fournier, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Thinks Big (West Coast Edition) | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...woman’s side, things weren’t much better for Harvard, which suffered a 90.5 to 47.5 defeat by Princeton in 15 events. The Bulldogs once again finished third, with 21 points...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Men’s and Women’s Squads Place Second at HYP | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...increased intensity proved necessary against a Union team that played better than its record might have suggested...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Women’s Hockey Splits As Playoff Chase Tightens | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...better this weekend than last weekend,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “We were outmatched, but we wanted to just fight, and they fought better today [than against Brown]. If they do that, they’re going to make a progression. and that’s what we want...

Author: By Steven T. A. Roach, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Seniors, Rookie Dominate In Last Home Match | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

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