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Rudenstine attempted to coddle his cosmology fascination during his undergraduate career. Sophomore year, he took the ever-popular Science A Core: “Matter in the Universe,” taught by Clowes Professor of Science Robert P. Kirshner, but missed the telescope viewing sessions due to bad weather, conflicting schedules and general laziness...
...There are unhealthy settings, and students eagerly flock to them,” Quincy House Master Robert P. Kirshner agreed. “It’s part of their cultural behavior...
...greatest assets is its roster of noteworthy professors who still remain accessible to large numbers of students outside their individual departments through Core classes. In the tradition of late Agassiz Professor of Zoology Stephen Jay Gould, big names and great thinkers like Clowes Professor of Science Robert P. Kirshner have helped to stimulate a broad-based interest in the sciences at the College; Pinker’s addition will make sure this important practice continues. Though Pinker will continue with his research, a balance between ground-breaking scholarship and public prominence—Pinker’s The Blank Slate...
...believe the first master found an elf when he cut down a tree—there was a little elf hiding there in the stump,” Quincy House Master Robert P. Kirshner ’70 says of the so-called House elves, students and recent graduates who help with open houses, teas and other events. Though most Houses hire such assistants, only Quincy has given them such a distinctive nickname. And no one knows exactly...
...rice and marshmallow renditions of the Sydney Opera House and the Taj Mahal, as well as a sculptural portrait of the Masters’ late bull terrier, Albert. “Think of Michaelago with marble, and then think of Alec Sevy with rice and marshmallows,” Kirshner says. One of his creations, a giant dollar bill in honor of a newly installed Larry Summers, earned a presidential seal of approval when Summers took a bite. “I just like sculpting and playing with my food,” Sevy says humbly...