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...dictionary shows the term for “highway rotary” as “kipulefti.”But I had heard of “Sayansi,” by which they mean COSTECH, the National Commission on Science and Technology. To be precise, I actually hadn??t heard of it, I had seen it. Its headquarters stand across from a new South African-run luxury hotel. In 2004, when I was last in Tanzania, the Commission’s smudgy grey facade—unclean after a three-decades-long unkempt existence?...
...that the private e-mails of one of Harvard’s exclusive social clubs were publicly accessible. Other Harvard students across a few other e-mail lists had already been forwarded this information, but so far the link to the social club’s e-mail archives hadn??t been widely distributed...
...endowment figures and clandestine land-purchases in Allston, Harvard had much ground to make-up—the once-per-generation Harvard College Curricular Review and the largest physical expansion of Harvard’s in its history hung in the balance. In 2001, Harvard was rich, but hadn??t yet found a way to buy a new lease on life. Summers showed a way.Second, and more importantly, the content of Summers’ vision was so compelling that it often seemed that the faster it could come to fruition, the better. Perhaps it was Summers?...
...lacrosse team began the 2006 season just hoping to compete in what has become one of college lacrosse’s toughest leagues. Five road wins, two triple-overtime marathons, and a surprising Selection Sunday announcement later, the Crimson ended its season in a place that it hadn??t seen in a decade—the NCAA tournament.A 6-7 season saw Harvard split its six conference games. The Crimson’s regular-season road record of 5-2 was a vast improvement over its 1-6 record away from Jordan Field a year ago, but most...
Commencement ceremonies were about to begin, but the call hadn??t come in yet. Hours later I was back in my dorm room, diploma in hand, but had still received no message. What was keeping the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office? Didn’t they know I was finally graduating from Harvard? They must have forgotten. Otherwise, they would have called to say, “Hello, Ms. Wilf, we are thrilled that you are finally graduating from Harvard. There’s been a terrible vacuum here for the past four years. How soon...