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Kirkland House Resident Scholar Peter V. Emerson, whom Co-Master Verena A. Conley said was “instrumental” in inviting speakers to the House, emphasized the conversational nature of the series...
...hadn't even decided to run. In Minnesota, former Democrat and St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, who was planning a bid for Governor, actually looked as though he could knock off Paul Wellstone if he could be persuaded to run for Senate instead. In Missouri, G.O.P. Representative Jo Ann Emerson, who had replaced her husband after his death, lagged behind Senator Jean Carnahan in a potential "battle of the widows." But former Representative Jim Talent broke even with Carnahan. South Dakota looked promising if Representative John Thune could be persuaded to give up his run for Governor and challenge Democratic...
...Thompson Room is large, with a high ceiling. It is cloaked in portraits, and the rug is thick and colorful. Many of the wooden wall panels are carved with the names of famous and familiar alumni—Lowell, Emerson, Longfellow, Adams… There is a towering grandfather clock in one corner, a statue of Kronos in another. Most noticeable is the furniture, which has always reminded me of Dr. Seuss illustrations with its curvy playfulness. The exceedingly comfortable chairs and couches vary in color and shape, but most are rounded and velvety, oddly proportioned and/or large enough...
Keitetsi, a former member of the National Resistance Army (NRA) in Uganda, recounted her story—a childhood spent killing in the bush, brutal rape and torture at the hands of superiors and an escape to Denmark—last night at Emerson hall to draw attention to the horrors faced by child soldiers in conflicts in Africa...
Jill E. Stein ’72-’73, running on the Green ticket, joined more than 60 supporters from her party’s network of volunteers in a rally last night on the third floor of Emerson Hall. The event, hosted by the Harvard Greens, was the party’s last campaign rally before elections and drew almost the entire slate of its state-wide candidates...