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What Gould said about direct ties is “technically correct, but it is disingenuous,” Millenson said...
...suggest that Stephen J. Bartenstein leave my accent alone. I have been using it before he and his mother were here. There is indeed a “Harvard accent,” and I freely admit to being a mature representative of it. I direct my critic to the remark of the once-popular cultural critic, George Ade, who declared that his alma mater, Purdue, “gives you everything that Harvard does, except the pronunciation of a as in father.” Perhaps Mr. Bartenstein would be happier at Purdue, or perhaps at Suffolk University where...
Freshman admission is the lifeblood of the university, but transfer students will get as much out of their time here as any other student—indeed they may get more out of their experiences here as a direct result of their experience at another college. Ideally, a rough parity should be maintained between freshman and transfer admission rates. These applicants for admission should be considered on their merits and their ability to contribute to the Harvard community...
...What made you want to direct The Last Mimzy? I was a big science fiction fan growing up and I read the story when I was 14. It stuck with me as a fascinating idea about kids having their minds opened to many different kinds of influences and teaching before their brains get hardwired. So when [producer] Michael Phillips walked into our office some 15 years ago and said he had acquired the motion picture rights to that short story, I really perked up. After thinking about it, rereading the short story and talking to Michael, I thought there wasn...
...mention perennial powers Dartmouth and Princeton—all grace the second half of Harvard’s schedule.The challenge they’ll present, however, has not deterred the Crimson. Cohen called the game a “must-win,” while others have been equally direct in stressing the importance of the coming games.“We’ve got to play our best lacrosse, and this is a great week to turn it around and seriously figure out what’s going on,” Mahler said...