Word: oxfords
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While Harvard and Yale may have been adversaries last Saturday, Oxford University united the two schools yesterday when it awarded special honorary degrees to Presidents Neil L. Rudenstine of Harvard and Richard C. Levin of Yale...
...Oxford honorary degrees are usually reserved for Oxford graduates, and since both Levin and Rudenstine attended the university as Rhodes scholars, they are considered "Oxonians." Each was named Doctor of Civil...
Hicks: Despite all the memorable reckless experiences in my past, my favorite thing to do is sit in a quiet caf and write poetry. My inspiration is a guy who is completing a master's degree here and continuing his Ph.D. at Oxford. He has published books of poetry and he collects information about his topics by living the life of his subjects. He's currently writing a book called "100 Days in Drag." I know him personally and agree that although it sounds clich, the best way to learn about people is to walk in their shoes...
Whitaker began working for Newsweek as an intern in 1977. When he won a Marshal Scholarship to Oxford for two years of graduate school, Whitaker reported for Newsweek in London and Paris. In 1981 he became a full-time reporter in New York City, working in the magazine's international section. He became a business editor...
...Wang Center or Symphony Hall. The Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, directed by Adam Grossman, is opening its 1998-99 season tonight with a concert of music by Moussorgsky, Mendelssohn, Mozart and Barber--the exciting "Night on Bald Mountain" is one of the featured works. 3 p.m. Agassiz School, corner of Oxford and Sacramento St., 547-9477, FREE...