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...tried a dozen names, but none stuck. Finally, one day, Peter was watching television, and he turned to me and said, ‘Just call me Peter, like Peter Rabbit!’” While those closest to Cai remembered his abundant spirit, those who knew him in a professional context spoke of his dedication and reliability, as well as his wide breadth of knowledge. “When Peter wrote to me as a freshman asking to work in my lab, I couldn’t believe his resume,” said biology professor Thomas...
...laboratory and as a member of the Harvard Premedical Society, “He was very humble, very diligent, and very quiet. But not quiet in the shy sense. He spoke softly, but he was well aware of himself. He was certainly one of the smartest students that I knew at Harvard.” There will be a public service at Memorial Church this Tuesday at noon to commemorate Cai’s life. —Staff Writer Prateek Kumar can be reached at kumar@fas.harvard.edu...
Before the 2000 catastrophe surrounding hanging chads and butterfly ballots, few people were watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart or knew its veteran correspondent Stephen Colbert. Since then, however, the two comedians have come to be recognized by Time Magazine as among the most influential figures in American politics. Politicians have become eager to be special guests on their shows, indicating the perceived power these two men have over a contingent of relatively young, often disillusioned voters...
...reached the point in my life where I knew I was content,” Sufrin said. “Falling in love with Michael made me realize there was more beyond that...
...days before the New Hampshire primary in January. Then he shot a glance over to his chief strategist, Steve Schmidt, and asked with a grin, "Any new polls this morning, Sergeant Schmidt? Any new numbers?" Like most politicians and political professionals, McCain was obsessed with the polls. He knew how to read them. And he knew - whether they bore good news or bad - that they usually told the truth...