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Perhaps drawing inspiration from Isaac Newton, when physicist Brian R. Greene ’84 worked deep into the night on classical mechanics homework as an undergraduate, he routinely consumed upwards of 15 apples in a single sitting, courtesy of the dining hall.Greene’s unusual eating habits were legendary among his Winthrop housemates. They also belied a compulsive nature, one that propelled Greene to the forefront of theoretical physics. He is also lauded outside the academic realm for his two bestsellers, “The Elegant Universe” and “Fabric of the Cosmos...
...Staff writer Evan T. R. Rosenman can be reached at erosenm@fas.harvard.edu...
...would describe Phil as a guy that was determined and not afraid to take chances, on or off the ice,” former teammate Shayne R. Kukulowicz ’84 said...
...great ad because it didn’t actually tell you anything,” recalls Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis, “it just told you that it was coming.” Lewis was one of the first people at Harvard...
...consequence-free gives wealthier students an edge, as they tend to be the ones who can afford the time and money to do so. It puts further emphasis on an already overemphasized test. Just this past September, a committee chaired by Harvard Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 declared the SAT an incomplete gauge of a student’s college-readiness and we wholeheartedly concurred. Then, upon learning that Baylor University had recently paid almost 900 incoming freshman to retake the SATs in an effort to raise the school?...