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But during his college years, the gangly 6’ 5’’ “Dunk” was known more for his dogged determination to be a basketball star than for his academic pursuits—though the son of a distinguished University of Chicago...

Author: By Vidya B. Viswanathan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Obama Picks Harvard Grad for Education Secretary | 12/19/2008 | See Source »

From early 1973 until Nixon's departure in the summer of 1974, TIME was prominent among the news organization unearthing important scoops about the misdeeds of the Nixon Administration. Many of TIME's stories, including most notably the first story about the secret wiretaps on reporters and his own staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Was Deep Throat: Chasing Mark Felt | 12/19/2008 | See Source »

Barack Obama has quit smoking. Mostly. As he told Tom Brokaw in a Dec. 7 Meet the Press interview, he has "fallen off the wagon" occasionally. Oh, all right: When pressed, Obama said he'd "done a terrific job under the circumstances" of keeping up a healthy lifestyle. He has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smoking in the White House | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

The decision announced Monday to suspend all searches for new faculty goes against FAS dean Michael D. Smith’s statement in November that departments will continue searches they have already begun. Terminating searches will mean the school might miss out on hiring opportunities, especially chances to woo promising...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Inspiring Freeze | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

You’ve seen the signs all over Harvard Square—“Beauty and the Geek,” Ashton Kutcher’s “ultimate social experiment,” is back for another season. Beyond the obvious draw of joining a distinguished...

Author: By Jessica R. Henderson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Top Five Reasons to Audition For Beauty And The Geek | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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