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...when it comes to growing food, less is more. Scientific papers have cited one of the first reports of this effect, a 1981 study by W.M. Jarrell and R.B. Beverly in Advances in Agronomy, more than 180 times since its publication, "suggesting that the effect is widely regarded as common knowledge." (See pictures of fruit...
...common concern among students is that they will only be able to call other Harvard affiliates. Well, what need do you have for people who didn’t get into Harvard? We’re your family now, united by a love of money, high SAT scores, and a lifelong insecurity complex that seeks a confirmation of status and worth that could never be found in the arms of a parent or friend. You’ll die alone, but you’ll die snuggled inside a quilted Harvard afghan and you’ll be buried with...
...process that they felt like they were “coming home.”“The McCarthys have set such an amazing example that, over the years, students are disappointed in being ‘rivered,’” he said, reversing a common student stigma against being placed in the far-away Quad. “We have big shoes to fill.”He added that he and his wife’s undergraduate experiences—his at Yale, and hers at the College—have demonstrated...
...Auden collaborate to produce a work of art, the result is bound to mesmerize. Yet “The Rake’s Progress,” a modern opera first performed in Venice in 1951, is seldom included in the repertoire of major companies due to the common but misguided perception that English opera is inferior to its Italian or German counterpart. Over the past two weekends, the Dunster House Opera sought to correct this under-appreciation of Stravinksy’s work. Though the undertaking was an ambitious choice—the unorthodox rhythmic and harmonic elements...
...formals. According to Iyer, the UC gave all Houses the expected $1250 for their formals in the fall semester and anticipates giving $1250 again to each House this semester. Distribution of the fund is handled by the UC’s Finance Committee. Organizations apply for funding through the Common Grant Application and then interview with the Finance Committee, which makes a recommendation to the entire UC. —Staff writer Brittany M. Llewellyn can be reached at bllewell@fas.harvard.edu...