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...FM CHALLENGES YOU TO SCRABBLE...
Beyond these sweeping attributes, however, Faust’s character remains largely a mystery to the majority of students at her future home. In order to get a better idea of the new lady behind the Veritas, FM delved into Faust’s past to paint a picture, through personal recollections, of a woman with a deep love for engaging in academic discussion, encouraging leadership, and fostering relationships both in an outside the office. A break from tradition, indeed...
...you’re severely depressed, running electric currents through your brain to induce a seizure might be the only cure. Shocked? FM was too when the Harvard Mental Health Letter reported this month that Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for severe depression when drugs and psychotherapy have failed. In ECT, an electric current runs through the brain, inducing a seizure that lasts about 30 seconds. The patient is anesthetized and given muscle-relaxant to prevent injury. ECT often causes memory loss during the 2-3 week treatment period, but most patients completely recover and some have stronger...
...grand tradition of years past, the editors of FM challenge Harvard’s future president to a game of Scrabble. A past generation of editors faced Lawrence H. Summers in tennis... but we aren’t nearly as athletic as they were...
Harvard syllabi often feature the same name under “Course Head” and “Required Reading,” but what goes into the decision to assign one’s own book to unsuspecting students? FM took a look at two different philosophies behind this age-old practice...