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Sociology professor Nicholas A. Christakis and his wife Erika L. Christakis ’86 will become Pforzheimer House’s new masters this fall, said Pfoho Resident Dean Lisa Boes Monday night. The announcement—first reported by The Crimson last night—came more than two months after current Pfoho Masters Sue and James J. McCarthy declared their intention to step down this November.Christakis—a sociology professor with a joint appointment at Harvard Medical School and in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—is best known for his work...
...music are particularly difficult—the company achieved a level of artistry not often seen within the realm of collegiate opera. “The Rake’s Progress” presents a 20th-century adaptation of the Faust legend, which recounts the meteoric rise and fall of the hero Tom Rakewell, portrayed by James B. Onstad ’09. Rakewell’s fortunes are changed when he is approached by the diabolical Nick Shadow (Davone J. Tines ’09), who offers him three wishes in return for his soul. Rakewell?...
...push, Pfoho’s new House Masters will not be minorities. Nicholas A. Christakis, a distinguished professor who works at both Harvard Medical School and the College, and his wife Erika—both white—will become Pfoho’s new House Masters in the fall, the College announced last night. Some Pforzheimer residents said before yesterday’s announcement that they had hoped their new House Masters would similarly reflect the diversity of their House community, in particular, and that of the campus in general.“It’s a really...
...Long-distance trips are extremely expensive. We wouldn’t have been able to go without it.” The Student Life Fund also allocates $30,000 for house formals. According to Iyer, the UC gave all Houses the expected $1250 for their formals in the fall semester and anticipates giving $1250 again to each House this semester. Distribution of the fund is handled by the UC’s Finance Committee. Organizations apply for funding through the Common Grant Application and then interview with the Finance Committee, which makes a recommendation to the entire...
...more time courting financiers than dodging rockets. Making movies in Afghanistan is expensive, and there is no local market to speak of. Instead he relies on foreign distribution - Opium War will be screening in some 15 cities across Asia and Europe this spring, largely based on his success last fall at the Rome International Film Festival, where Opium War won the critics' award for best film. He hopes for more success - and jokes about the remote possibility of failure. "If I can't make it as a director," he says, "at least I now know how to grow opium...