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...light goes on in a Harvard office building as a young man drives to work in his sports utility vehicle and a woman bites into her morning eggs and bacon. Across the world, villagers in a small town are hit by a hurricane of unusually high intensity—a storm that they were not expecting. The connection between these two groups of events may seem tenuous at first, but in our globalized age, the actions we take at Harvard can have direct effects around the planet. Many of our everyday habits—from charging our laptops and cell...

Author: By Karen A. Mckinnon and Elizabeth R Shope | Title: An Imperative for the Planet Earth | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...gray. The play of moisture and heat in the air made the supple boughs wag. The tumultuous wind tore violently at her hair and thrust its cold cruel fingers through the laces of her bodice.Then came the rains, first in scattered drops that teased her skin with their heated lightness, then in a warm torrent that laved her arms and head and parted the shirt from her bosom and thrust its tongue into her bare-stript heart. She struggled, gasping, in the direction of the stables.When she came into the stable, she was thoroughly wet. She was unraveled.The mares...

Author: By Lesley R. Winters, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE STABLE BOY | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...waking hours. Hillary Clinton’s pantsuits made me shout expletives at the television in the Kirkland gym. I have tried to empower Harvard women by stressing to them, over and over, how it is possible to look cute while studying, and how dirty pig-tails and light wash jeans are not the answer to any problem. Many a night, I have felt disappointed in my quest, especially after long days at Lamont, where I was awash with Harvard sweatshirts and conversations about problem sets. But as I was walking down the street the other day, I realized that...

Author: By Rebecca M. Harrington, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Farewell of a Fashionista | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...display between the galleries are several decorative vases and other objects from the Duke of Lerma’s personal collection, which contribute a more fleshed out sense of the court’s artistic culture.One of the most fascinating elements of the exhibit is the way it sheds light on the influences of other artistic styles on Spanish painting. Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens’ portrait of the Duke of Lerma is the only work in the exhibit not by a Spaniard. His enormous painting, which ushered in a new style of grandeur that became the hallmark...

Author: By Claire J. Saffitz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Sketches of Spain: El Greco at the MFA | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

...Cape Wind project is that some of the ocean views that Cape Cod has to offer will be tainted by this wind farm. While the shores and beaches of Cape Cod are some of the most beautiful the state boasts, informed citizens must see the beauty in a different light. We must see the slowly rolling waves as a gift from nature that we would be wasting if left alone. Much like a sailor cannot stay inside when the whitecaps appear, a citizen concerned about the energy crisis should not be able to see the potential energy in those waves...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Winds of Change | 4/25/2008 | See Source »

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