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Kairos Shen, the popular chief planner for the Boston Redevelopment Authority, came to Allston last night intending to discuss long-term riverfront property development along Soldier’s Field Road. But at the community wide planning meeting, Shen quickly found his agenda derailed by a smattering of area residents. Aggressively, and at times angrily, they steered the discussion to what they denounced as the City planning agency’s botched handling of the Charlesview Apartments relocation—the “largest and most dynamic” change to the neighborhood in many years...
...have realized they can go into,” Roberts suggested.“You’re a fan of sports, but people don’t necessarily realize that can translate into a permanent, full-time position.”Fortunately for the NBA and MLB, their popular appeal invites passionate applicants. Love of the game, it seems, is almost a prerequisite for the job.“I grew up being a huge baseball fan,” said Puopolo, explaining his interest in the opportunity. “The vast, vast majority [of coworkers] were definitely...
...department and others, Patricia Chaput, director of the language program in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, said she “[worries] a great deal about Harvard becoming enrollment-driven in the teaching of language.” She stressed that some of the less popular, and therefore more threatened, languages at Harvard are taught at few other universities in the United States. Chaput emphasized that these low-enrollment languages can be the “kinds of courses that prepare students for life in a global society” and are often excellent preparation for international careers...
...straight to the internet, it wouldn’t be needed,” said Richard M. Losick, a professor of biology and head tutor in the Molecular and Cellular Biology department. “The Harvard experience would be missing.” For years, undergraduate students in popular courses like Physical Sciences 1 have used a device popularly known as the PRS Clicker, which is used for in-class question and answer sessions—or often, pop quizzes. The device was created in 1994 by Physics Professor Eric Mazur who said that his aim in developing...
Gastón Acurio is a name the foodie cognoscenti will recognize. Though not quite a popular brand name like Mario Batali or Bobby Flay or Alain Ducasse, the Peruvian chef has created destination restaurants in the otherwise gray city of Lima that gourmands flock to whenever they can, eschewing the tourist havens of Machu Picchu and Cuzco. Hailed as the "next superchef" by some magazines, Acurio now has his eyes set on global conquest. His goal: to make Peruvian cuisine as familiar around the world as Mexican, Chinese and Thai...