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...Andrew Prince is ready to take on the responsibility.The left-handed Bay Area native—a life-long Giants fan—evokes San Francisco’s most famous slugger as a hulking presence with a little swagger. Still, the junior corner infielder has not made the impact he envisioned after two seasons at Harvard. Following an injury-plagued rookie campaign, Prince struggled to find his stroke and his defensive rhythm last year, leaving the junior disappointed.“My freshman year I tore a hip flexor and pulled a hamstring, so I was relegated to swinging...
...Even the 15 percent of “leasable” Harvard properties left vacant, though seemingly insignificant, “has a higher impact when seen in a smaller neighborhood context,” said Mike Glavin, deputy director for institutional development for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the City’s chief planning agency...
...Harvard Design School Professor Richard Peiser, an expert on real estate development, said that while Harvard’s slowdown in Allston might initially discourage investment in the neighborhood, the University’s presence will have a positive impact on property value and the attractiveness of Allston in the long run. He added that many of the vacant properties were designed for industrial and office use, making them difficult to sell on the retail market...
...only one day, and I’ve had a lot of students request to meet with her,” said Eric B. Rosenbach, the executive director for research at the Belfer Center. Dobriansky said she hopes to host an Institute of Politics Forum event on the impact of pop culture on foreign policy. She said she plans to invite an “interesting mix of people,” including entertainers, politicians, and diplomats. As under secretary, Dobriansky was also the coordinator for Tibetan issues and the president’s special envoy on Northern Ireland...
...Yuan, there exists an intimate relationship between physical space and the “space” that contains an individual’s memories, intuition, and emotions. “I think sensitivity to surrounding environment is crucial to making art as well as making impactful art,” she wrote in an e-mail. Yuan cites her well-established interest in architecture as a significant influence on the creation of the exhibition. “[It’s] the fact that a change in routine space, or a moment of disruption, can remind us the otherwise...