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...mathematics and physics” were instrumental in driving and deepening his learning. “I went to the same courses with them and I tried to keep up with them,” he said, adding that learning from them “gave me the penchant for rigor and precision in science...
...House Masters followed by an interactive Q&A forum and concert, marking the debut of Harvard LIVE!—the five hipsters offered a steady stream of jokes and played a lively set of old hits and new material. Indeed, the band’s unusual humor and penchant for audience interaction was a big draw for the Harvard Concert Commission (HCC) in bringing the comedic Canucks to Harvard, according to G. Tyler O’Brien ’07, director of the HCC. The exclusive guest list for the Apthorp House brunch included members of Veritas Records...
...Amanda is even a possible jab at his former wife—“it’s not like you were getting ready to adopt a Chinese baby together.” And this is just one of the numerous examples that exemplify Thornton’s penchant for dry, but funny, deliveries. Next to Thornton, Heder is, well, emasculated. His “Napoleon Dynamite” typecasted schtick of the anti-hero-we’re-supposed-to-root-for is running thin. Surprisingly, he didn’t don a “Vote...
...Hulse wrote in today's New York Times, " the policy is as monumental as the politics," the meeting had more than the usual share of light-hearted moments. Bush always tries a little too hard to remind those watching at home that he's one of the boys; his penchant for broad one-liners and his reflexive "heh-heh-hehing" has earned him the nickname "Shecky-in-Chief" from some. Today, there was prop comedy from NBC's David Gregory, who had to extricate himself from his microphone cord only to be teased, "I must say, having gone through those...
...American Mind,” and Prudence Carter`s Sociology 60, “Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.” The former’s pop-cultury material is accessible to anyone who resides outside of a cave and Kaufmann`s opinionated rants, outlandish personality, and penchant for underground hiphop make lectures worth attending. Carter is famous for being a better adviser than she is lecturer, but the class offers an interesting perspective on a difficult problem. Inexplicably (or, perhaps, rather explicably), the number of sociology concentrators in the class of 2008 is about half that...