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...University President Lawrence H. Summers, released two well-received books, and this past weekend garnered the faculty award at the “Tribute to Black Men” sponsored by the Association of Black Harvard Women (ABHW). Matory entered the spotlight early last year when he wrote a motion stating that “the Faculty lacks confidence in the leadership of Lawrence H. Summers.” When his motion passed 218-185 last March, Matory told the media that for Summers, “there is no noble alternative for him but resignation?...
...Villa Tevere, the Rome headquarters of Opus Dei, a couple of dozen men convened in a chamber similar to the one in which The Da Vinci Code's Bishop Aringarosa was handed ?20 million in Vatican bonds to set his nefarious plot in motion. From London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, New York City, Lagos and Montreal they had come, to draft a plan against a man they felt posed the most virulent threat to their order: director Ron Howard...
...there is a moment when both feet are off the ground. You can increase your rate of walking to some maximum limit without achieving a run. Likewise, you can choose to run at a slower pace than a fast walker. The key difference is in the type of motion, not the rate. ALEXANDER M. BRASH ’06 April...
...particularly grateful to the angel on my shoulder who whispered in my ear several summers ago when I was riding in a dude ranch rodeo and my horse stopped suddenly, catapulting me forward. Though I was in the air for just a few seconds, it felt like slow motion, and I registered several thoughts in order. "My children are watching. I could really do some damage if I fall badly. My husband's roommate's mother was paralyzed from a riding accident. Most bones are broken when muscles are in flexion." So while I was airborne I consciously relaxed...
...they arrive on campus next fall. Voting unanimously, the Faculty Council—the highest governing board of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—approved a restructuring of life sciences concentrations yesterday that would eliminate biology in favor of a cluster of smaller, more specialized departments. The motion, put forward by Professor of Anthropology Daniel E. Lieberman, still awaits approval from the full Faculty before any changes can be implemented and could be passed as early as next week. “We are completely revising and reorganizing all the life sciences concentrations,” Lieberman said...