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...financial side, Harvard’s various entities behave independently enough to engender some seemingly absurd transactions: in 2006, the central administration, looking for room to expand, purchased Mass. Hall from FAS after renting part of the building for years. And in a role reversal, the salesman then became the renter when FAS, needing more dorm space for undergraduates, announced this April that it would pay the University to use the space it once owned...
...Harvard has been one of the defining themes of Faust’s brief tenure as president. As Megan put it, she has attempted to support the community in “small but substantive ways,” such as setting up a student art exhibit in Mass. Hall or simply attending several undergraduate productions...
...recipients were celebrated at an elegant evening event on Wednesday in Annenberg Hall, where attendees supped on “Encrusted Filet of Beef with Port Wine Sauce.” Planned entertainment included a string quartet from the work of 19th century Russian composer Alexander Borodin...
...many small, constructive actions the administration could take that would benefit students. Extending library hours and outsourcing email (to combat the many problems posed by Webmail) may seem minor, but they have the potential to make significant impacts on the day-to-day life of undergraduates. Outside of University Hall, professors and teaching fellows (TFs) also have certain obligations they must meet in order to foster symbiotic relationships between teachers and students. Changes like promptly posting syllabi, returning final papers and exams, and providing comprehensive grade breakdowns to students should be an essential part of teaching a class. While...
...paper, McCain made a reasonably strong argument tonight. But he didn't do himself any favors with his delivery. His presentation wasn't horrible, for him. But McCain is an awkward speaker at best; he's far better interacting with voters in a town hall or with reporters on the back of his campaign bus. He has none of Obama's formal oratorical skills - a contrast that will become only more glaring as the campaign progresses. McCain's hope is that Obama's superior speaking skills will dazzle pundits and other elites but won't translate into votes. "This...