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...official ceremony, Faust will receive formal greetings from members from Harvard’s governing boards; Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08, representing the student body; University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann ’71, on behalf of higher education; and 92-year-old historian John Hope Franklin, in honor of Faust’s academic training as a Civil War historian...
...just how "fresh" is air freshener? A study released last week by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) evaluated 14 air fresheners off the shelf of a local Walgreens and found that 12 contained variable amounts of substances called phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates), a group of chemicals that are used to dissolve and carry fragrances, soften plastics and also as sealants and adhesives. Phthalates are commonly found in a variety of products, including cosmetics, paints, nail polish and children's toys - and have long been at the center of a larger international controversy over their health effects...
...their prayer services. After dinner, Muslim students held another set of prayers and invited Jewish students to observe, Siddiqi said. Students of other faiths were also welcomed at the event. Neil C. Murthy ’08, a Catholic student and the chair of community service for the Interfaith Council, said he appreciated the meal both because many of his blockmates are Muslim and because of the good food. Benjamin K. Glaser ’09 joked that he too came to the event because he was “disappointed by the food at other break fasts...
Yesterday, Undergraduate Council President Ryan A. Petersen ’08 wrote an e-mail to the student body encouraging students to submit ISBN numbers for courses...
...College administration, meanwhile, has decided to wash their hands of the matter. Last April, the Undergraduate Council proposed a Harvard College Book Information System to the Committee on Undergraduate Education, which promptly shut it down. According to former Dean of the College Benedict H. Gross ’71, speaking to The Crimson last spring, “I didn’t think that I could financially support an effort that was in some ways in opposition to the Harvard Coop.” This near-fetishistic protectionism, which the new College administration apparently still espouses, is befuddling...