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Democratic candidate for New York State Senate Brooke M. Ellison ’00, one of the many Harvard alums seeking political office this year, is no stranger to facing difficult battles. Though her most recent challenge is for a Long Island Senate seat against incumbent Rep. John Flanagan, she faced adversity when she became paralyzed from the neck down as a result of a 1990 car accident. The accident changed her life forever, but it did not stop her from earning degrees from Harvard College and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Her inspirational story—portrayed...

Author: By Van Le, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Paralyzed Alum Invigorates N.Y. Race | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

...Officially, the College handbook states that a “pattern of behavior” will lead to serious consequences; unofficially, John L. Ellison, the assistant dean and secretary of the Administrative Board, said that students will rarely be disciplined solely for minor drugs violations. Yet last January the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) conducted a three-week investigation in order to catch two students allegedly smoking and dealing pot in DeWolfe (the charges were dismissed conditional on good behavior in May), and a month later HUPD bypassed College disciplinary procedure to prosecute two Quincy students for possession...

Author: By Juliet S. Samuel | Title: Drug Policy? What Are You, High? | 10/10/2006 | See Source »

...also receives funding from other agencies, including NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy, the NSF grant will be the bulk of its funding. The money will also help the center develop “computer and cyber infrastructure tools for advanced data analysis,” Aaron M. Ellison, a senior research fellow at the center, said. The grant issued will be up for renewal in six years...

Author: By Kevin Zhou, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NSF Grant Seeds Harvard Forest | 10/6/2006 | See Source »

...broken French. The promise that “Flyboys” is “inspired by a true story” does not mean that all the characters have been set up as pure heroes who, nauseatingly, can do no wrong. Characters such as Eddie Beagle (David Ellison, “When All Else Fails”) or William Jensen (Phillip Winchester, “Thunderbirds”) display their flaws, insecurities, and fear of flying. “Flyboys” surprises again with its cinematic originality and well-shot scenes. Its lengthy shots of dogfights?...

Author: By April B. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Flyboys | 9/28/2006 | See Source »

Acting in a film and flying a plane are "the kind of things you dream about doing when you're a kid," says DAVID ELLISON, who can check both off his list at age 23. Ellison, son of Oracle founder Larry Ellison, plays a fighter pilot in Flyboys, the new film about World War I flying aces. Although it's his first role, Ellison was better prepared than co-stars James Franco and Jean Reno in at least one respect--he's been a competitive stunt pilot since age 13. And, oh yes, it didn't hurt that the Ellisons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 25, 2006 | 9/17/2006 | See Source »

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