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When Walter L. Condit returned from work on Monday to find police cars, fire trucks, and a bomb squad blockading Garden Street in front of his apartment, he had no idea they had been summoned to retrieve the cannonball sitting peacefully in his living room...

Author: By Xi Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bomb Squad Called To Fetch Cannonball | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

Even before the financial crisis hit the University last fall, the library system had struggled to find the necessary resources to sustain desired acquisition rates, according to Harvard University Library Director Robert C. Darnton ’60, who said that the libraries are “being bled to death.” Acquisitions fell precipitously last year, a problem compounded by the rising costs of periodicals and a long period of declining resources at Harvard, he said...

Author: By Bonnie J. Kavoussi and Esther I. Yi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Faculty Voices Library Unease | 10/28/2009 | See Source »

...collected his thoughts on education in his book “Horace’s Compromise,” which Powell said helped Sizer “find his voice” and served as inspiration for the Coalition of Essential Schools, which emphasizes the role of students as workers and of teachers as coaches...

Author: By Jacob D. Roberts, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Ed. School Dean Passes Away | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...alone. Gambling is a known phenomenon, but professional gambling? That's a whole different story. Find out more about these professionals, including acclaimed player Matt Hawrilenko, and how they manage to get on the good side of luck...

Author: By Esther I. Yi | Title: The World of Professional Gamblers | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

...PAWS may not be able to accommodate all of Bolivia's big cats, but Derby and Creamer have pledged to help find homes for them in some of the many comparable facilities around the world. ADI is covering transport costs for the five heading to PAWS, and its promise of continued financial assistance comes as a relief for the Bolivian government. "We simply don't have the resources to cover relocation," says David Kopp of Bolivia's Vice Ministry for Biodiversity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bolivia's Freed Circus Animals Need Homes | 10/27/2009 | See Source »

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