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...Thursday for significant contributions to their respective fields. Professor of History Emeritus Richard E. Pipes and Professor of Yiddish Literature Ruth R. Wisse were both named as recipients of the 2007 National Humanities Medal. Pipes was awarded the medal for “his peerless scholarship on Russia and Eastern Europe and for his dedication to the cause of freedom.” Wisse was awarded the medal for “her scholarship and teaching that have illuminated Jewish literary traditions.” The medal, first awarded in 1997, “honors individuals or groups whose work...
...Crimson hockey had once been one of the most reliably strong Harvard programs, but it fell on hard times last year and only now seems to be regaining its place in the upper ranks of the ECAC. The same can be seen from the Celtics, who once ruled the Eastern Conference with an iron fist and are now making their return to the top.The biggest similarity between Harvard and Boston athletics, however, is not the number of teams that have succeeded, but in the expectations that are generated when they do. For better or for worse, winning has become...
...Harvard men’s water polo team finished its season this past weekend, closing out the year with a fourth-place showing at the Eastern Championships at Blodgett Pool. The team, entering as the sixth seed after winning its third-place game at the Northern Championships, faced the difficult task of taking down No. 20 Johns Hopkins in the first round to advance.The Blue Jays had already defeated the Crimson twice this season.“This is the weekend we train for all year,” head coach Erik Farrar said. “We played...
...attack by the Frisians, he humiliates one warrior but doesn't kill him; "Give him a gold piece and send him home. He has a story to tell." Before confronting Grendel, he strips himself naked. (Battling in the buff is a major motif this year, in 300 and Eastern Promises.) As Beowulf leaps from one end of the Hall to the other, the movie treats you to more cutesy-poo hide-the-penis shots than in Bart's skateboard ride in The Simpsons Movie...
Last year Danish toymaker Lego announced plans to outsource most of its manufacturing to Eastern Europe and Mexico. Of 1,200 blue collar jobs at Lego's headquarters in the town of Billund, only about 300 would remain...