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...Mafia has long fascinated the world with its mix of murder, mystery and Old World folklore. But the Mob is best understood as an organization constantly trying to consolidate its power in order to accumulate wealth. Considered the modern inventor of organized crime, the Sicilian Mob remains hugely powerful, even as its share of the international trafficking business has diminished and other syndicates have made headlines for their bloody turf wars. (Read a TIME cover story on the Mafia...
...journey, spending the first half of her junior year living in Moscow and the second studying in a Ukrainian Greek Catholic university in Lviv.As support channels open up across the University, Harvard students are increasingly debunking the myth that study abroad and a Harvard education don’t mix. Last month, David Rockefeller ’36 donated funds that will be used by students to travel during the summer. Last April, Rockefeller donated an additional $100 million that has been earmarked for other study abroad programs and arts education. Since the 2002-2003 academic year, study abroad...
...local businesses is substantial. According to James Gray, associate vice president for Harvard Real Estate Services, the University owns around 10 percent of the retail locations in Harvard Square. Harvard Book Store and Leavitt & Pearce are among the more famous shops. “There is a wonderful mix of unique stores that you can’t find at the local malls,” Gray said. “People should ask themselves if they’d rather support the independent businesses that make Harvard Square so special, or go to the homogenized malls where much...
Between rigorous concentration requirements and highly demanding classes, balancing the general demands placed onto a Harvard student can prove to be a daunting task. Add morning lift, afternoon practice, film review and weekly games to the mix, and one starts to wonder whether there is enough time to eat three meals a day and still get more than four hours of sleep...
...beings, it seems. Ethics aside, what is perhaps most disappointing about “Nobel Son” is the enormous amount of talent wasted on the project. Rickman was born to play the despicable Eli, and he imbues his character’s every action with a hysterical mix of egomania and snobbery. In one uproarious scene, he tells his mistress—who is also one of his students—“I am disappointed that you would expect preferential treatment!” Yet Rickman is woefully underutilized, and his few scenes only make...