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Former writer and current executive producer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” David A. Javerbaum ‘93 took his Expos-honed writing skills from the classroom to the screen to the stage in Broadway’s newest baby, ”Cry-Baby,” which debuts tonight on Broadway. Javerbaum dishes to FM about Broadway stereotypes, Quincy House parties, and the sting of finishing second...twice...
...attend classes, sections and labs—much less discuss the abstract ideas presented in them—Magliozzi advocates open discussion. “Ideally, the site will help engage students more, and since it’s open to everyone at Harvard and the public, broaden the classroom discussions—not just with friends...
...beer was only the latest step by Philip “Beamer” R. Eisele ’08, one of the keg’s two undergraduate brewers, on his path to opening his own brewery.Eisele’s life, both in and out of the classroom, has revolved around his interest in beer and his future career aspirations. During his junior and senior year, he developed two independent study courses at Harvard and pursued an internship at Harpoon Brewery, a Boston-based craft brewery.Although a government concentrator, Eisele has brought his passion for beer...
...career into statistics. His MIT blackjack team set out with $89,000 and doubled their money in 10 weeks, he said, averaging $170 in profit an hour. There were some troubles, Kaplan admitted, such as the time a team member left a bag of $125,000 in an MIT classroom after blackjack practice and only recovered it weeks later. After the event ended, students practiced counting their own decks of cards and talked about their tactics. “After seeing this presentation, I’ve definitely been inspired to try my hand at counting cards...
...Harvard decides to take the University of Chicago’s lead, GChatting in lecture could soon become a thing of the past. The University of Chicago Law School has blocked wireless Internet access in most classrooms “in order to ensure the value of the classroom experience,” a press statement released by the school reported earlier this month. “Visitors to classes, as well as many of our students, report that the rate of distracting Internet usage during class is astounding,” Dean of the Law School Saul Levmore wrote...