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...common objective is the same.” Spiegelman’s comment sparked criticism from several residents who questioned the University’s familiarity with the traffic problems that Allston denizens face daily. The meeting took a more optimistic turn when Kairos Shen, Boston’s popular chief planner, asked residents to not just criticize Harvard’s plan, but to also specify an alternative vision. “Rather than just saying what you don’t like, tell us what you would like to see in its place,” he said...
...These third-year students will receive $5,000 off their current tuition. Kagan said that the Law School was committed to funding the program at least through its five-year experimental phase, regardless of the number of students who sign up. “We expect it to be popular among alumni, and we expect them to show their support,” said Kagan, who oversaw a five-year capital campaign that ended in June and raised over $476 million. “I’m hopeful it’ll work really well, and that we?...
...Perhaps the most effective weapon in the war against environmentally unsustainable activities is not a popular political program, or some effort to “raise consciousness,” but rather a heightened sense of personal and collective responsibility. In today’s society, where the cult of the individual has amassed countless votaries, every moral or virtue comes expressed in self-actualizing language: We talk ceaselessly about human rights and self-interest and our “hope” to “change” the world. But seldom do we pause to reflect upon...
...Harvard. “We wanted to make sure that there is a venue where woman musicians are featured prominently,” said Susan B. Marine, director of the Women’s Center. “Women don’t get as much exposure in popular music, and it’s important not to buy into the idea that all bands are male.” Marine said the pub has been a great partner in promoting female performers, noting that it co-sponsored two similar events last year and hopes to host similar concerts each...
...count toward Gen Ed’s Science of the Physical Universe requirement. Life and Physical Sciences A: “Foundational Chemistry and Biology” was approved for the Science of Living Systems category. On the humanities side, folklore and mythology professor Maria Tatar’s popular Core class, Literature and Arts A-17: “Childhood: Its History, Philosophy, and Literature,” will fulfill either the Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding or Culture and Belief requirement—but not both at once, according to Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education Stephanie H. Kenen. Finding...