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...process or the persons. To some, it could appear that the president nowadays is fundamentally irrelevant to the ongoing life and work of most people at Harvard, although the passions aroused by President Summers might suggest otherwise. There are others who have suggested that the Harvard presidency, in light of the institution’s notorious decentralization and suspicion of authority together with the all-too-public defenestration of the last president, makes the office both impossible and undesirable...

Author: By Peter J. Gomes | Title: Don’t Rush, Get It Right | 2/2/2007 | See Source »

...time hotel guests can lie in the sun. They want to learn something new that enhances their overall lifestyle." With that in mind, the Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall in Jamaica, ritzcarlton.com, employs a local "rummier" who-in a stimulating 30-minute course-teaches guests the difference between various dark, light, flavored and overproof rums. Classes are held on request and usually cost about $20 per head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thirsting for Knowledge | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...down just before the Jan. 24 opening in Sydney. "It's interesting because it was a similar response to having a really good dancer suddenly having to go off with an injury," he recalls. Illuminated, stalked and interrogated by the machines, Stewart's dancers are cast in a new light, with primordial movements evoking the dawn of mankind. "Even though we've lived under civilization for millennia," Stewart says, "we are still very much driven by our bodies, by instinct...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: King of the Power Kick | 2/1/2007 | See Source »

...which funds research projects addressing the influence of the press on public politics—according to Shorenstein Center Fellows and Programs Administrator Edith Holway, There were fourty-five applicants this semester and fellows were “selected on the currency of their proposal” and in light of past projects, Holway said. Douglass, who became interested in politics while working on a political campaign as a college senior, will examine the factors that have influenced network news coverage of immigration issues. Maier, whose grandfather was a journalist arrested by the Nazis in Austria, will study how blogs...

Author: By Alexandra C. Wood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Shorenstein Fellows Announced | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

...rumor turned mascot—the Cantab. Many people claim this is the true Harvard mascot, being that the Cantab is a pilgrim, yet stronger than the mortal John Harvard.That has potential. Think about it: Can Tab. Our mascot could be a lovable bottle of Coca-Cola (or Natie Light), representing the thirst quenching powers of our great institution.We could also have great nicknames, like the Pop-Tops, or, even better, the “Screw-Offs.” That would show all those haters that Harvard doesn’t just study—look at our mascot...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Wally's World: Harvard Shall Be Cantabs No More | 1/31/2007 | See Source »

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