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...achievements as a coach have made him a legend both at Harvard and in the rowing world at large. However, his first achievements came not from the sidelines, but on the water itself...
...recognizes the fraternity’s Christian past. When Sigma Chi was founded in 1855, the cross was immediately adopted as its symbol, with the accompanying motto, In Hoc Signo Vinces—in this sign you will conquer. Both the symbol and the phrase were taken from a legend about Constantine, the first Christian emperor of Rome, who supposedly saw a cross in the sky before going to battle...
Welcome to Hell Night at the East Coast Grill, an event billed as, in what I’ve come to think of as the understatement of the year, an “over-the-top fiery food challenge.” Boston culinary legend Chris Schlesinger, owner of the East Coast Grill and winner of the 1996 James Beard Award for Best Chef in the Northeast, created Hell Night on a dare, when customers taunted him that his food “wasn’t really that hot.” Over the years it?...
Anagrams have developed into a pastime and tradition in Dunster, where a handful of word-lovers frequently gather together to make friends, make enemies and enhance their vocabularies. Legend has it that the game of anagrams was invented by those who yearned for a challenge greater than Scrabble, but it failed to garner the same popularity. It survives today wherever true enthusiasts feel compelled to pass the torch on to neo-nerds. Self-described “aging permutator” Daniel Bosch, an Expos preceptor and a former resident tutor of Dunster House, introduced the game to the House...
Ihsan Gurdal moves in a circle of the powerful and famous, at least in the Boston culinary scene. His store, Formaggio Kitchen, is a legend in the business, offering more than 300 varieties of handmade artisanal cheeses. Formaggio supplies restaurant kitchens throughout Boston, from the Blue Room to the Ritz. Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz is among the numerous Harvard professors who regularly stop in. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer often pulls up on his bicycle, an employee confides...