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Some faculty members are still in the dark. "I think it's sort of a Harvard tradition," speculates natural history professor A.W. Crompton in his jam-and-crumpets British accent. "I don't know why it's there. It tends to separate the A's from the B's. Perhaps that tends to be a bit unfair." Power is equally confused. "I think the numbers are really bizarre." But she retains faith in the University's wisdom. "I presume there's a reason," she adds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: #5: The Law of Triskaidekaphobia: Why Not A Baker's Dozen? | 3/3/1994 | See Source »

Monday afternoon. Senior Catherine Crisera, a captain of the women's basketball team, is relaxing in her fifth floor room in Eliot's Hentry. The gold dome of Kirkland House stands sentinel outside the window, as a few thin rays are permitted to pass. Miles Davis and Quincy jam live at Montreux on the CD player...

Author: By Justin R.P. Ingersoll, | Title: Crisera Attacks the Books, Boards | 2/19/1994 | See Source »

Finally, the council voted 54-4 to send a giftand thank-you note to Dean of Students Archie C.Epps III. Epps had paid the entire $400 cost forthe intersession Post-Exam Jam himself, but hadallowed the council co-sponsorship

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Council Okays 'Giants' Concert | 2/14/1994 | See Source »

...resolution passes and the council can meet contractual requirements, They Might Be Giants will jam in Memorial Hall as part of the Arts First/Spring Festival weekend, an event co-sponsored by the council...

Author: By Todd F. Braunstein, | Title: Council Signs Band Contract | 2/2/1994 | See Source »

...says Mr. Computer Potato Head while you give him a facial. This achieved, you must decide what to do next: Watch one of his music videos? Thumb through his old baby pictures? Choose various cuts by musicians from around the world and mix them together into your own jam session? Or "go backstage"; that requires a pass, which you earn while maneuvering through the disk. As Gabriel narrates, boxes of hypertext pop up alongside the images. If you click on Gabriel's passport, it shows his ! photograph morphing from infancy through adulthood into a skull. And if you dally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock Goes Interactive | 1/17/1994 | See Source »

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