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...Where did the idea come from? Did you have a particular pitcher in mind? Or were you more interested in a celebrity falling from grace? A few years ago, before Foot Fist Way, I moved out of L.A. and back to Virginia and I started bartending and substitute teaching. My first day of teaching, I suddenly had all these questions about whether I was giving up on my dream, and I started introducing myself on the first day of class and telling these ninth-graders that this wasn't my final stop, that I was just doing this to save...
...Though he may have appeared to be lethargic and confused in this particular episode, Craig, the current White House Counsel to President Barack H. Obama, was characterized by his energy and cordiality on Harvard’s campus. Appointed to Obama’s staff in November 2008, Craig has long been a political force, something that began to take shape in his undergraduate years. Through artistic and political endeavors, Craig demonstrated a sociability that he would carry with him to his office in the West Wing...
...hearing had particular significance due to the recent revelation that 75 year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg suffers from an often-fatal form of pancreatic cancer. Kagan has been widely mentioned as a possible replacement on the high court, and media reports have described the hearing as a dress rehearsal for a potential Supreme Court nomination...
...inducted for his research in viscous flow fluid dynamics, and joins 17 other Harvard professors who are currently members of the society. According to fellow NAE member and engineering professor John W. Hutchinson, Stone’s election reflects the quality of the Harvard engineering faculty, and in particular, the significance of his research. “His election is an honor especially for someone as young as him,” he said. Stone is 49. Stone will be departing to teach at Princeton—ranked number 12 among undergraduate engineering programs in 2008 by U.S. News...
...contribution to equal opportunity for women and Latinas in particular deserves special recognition. Huerta enacted social change at a time when female labor leaders were not treated with equality or even respect. Her work with the UFW and more recently as a board member of the Feminist Majority Foundation has empowered women of color across the country. She has improved the lives of thousands of women who may never have the chance to meet her—as many Harvard Latinas did on Monday—but who owe her an insurmountable debt, a debt that should be paid...