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...SARA E. POLSKY ’07 of Summit, N.J. and Kirkland House Executive Editor...
DIED. JANETTE CARTER, 82, autoharp-playing singer-songwriter and last surviving child of country music's original Carter Family; in Kingsport, Tenn. In 1927, her parents A.P. and Sara, along with aunt Maybelle--mother to June Carter Cash--formed the Carter Family, whose harmonious folk melodies were hugely influential in country music. After A.P. Carter died in 1960, Janette dedicated herself to preserving the musical heritage of her family and of Appalachia, creating the Carter Family Fold, a museum where, until recently, she gave weekly concerts...
...recent study found evidence that the daily practice of meditation thickened the parts of the brain's cerebral cortex responsible for decision making, attention and memory. Sara Lazar, a research scientist at Massachusetts General Hospital, presented preliminary results last November that showed that the gray matter of 20 men and women who meditated for just 40 minutes a day was thicker than that of people who did not. Unlike in previous studies focusing on Buddhist monks, the subjects were Boston-area workers practicing a Western-style of meditation called mindfulness or insight meditation. "We showed for the first time that...
...recent study by Harvard instructor Dr. Sara W. Lazar, has shown that meditation can help to increase brain function, reduce the effects of aging on the brain, and improve concentration and memory. Lazar, whose primary appointment is at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), initiated the study as a response to claims that meditation improved brain function and reduced the effects of aging. According to Dr. Lazar, no previous work had been done to actually analyze the physiological effects of one’s thoughts. However, this study provided “some really strong physical evidence that there are some long...
...Literatures.”Harvard lags behind other universities in its percentage of joint and double majors. Connors expects that Film Studies, like other VES concentrations, will eventually become more accessible to students; currently, Core requirements, coupled with the demands of each concentration, leave room for little else. Sara Marie Watson ’07, a junior joint English and Film Studies Concentrator, will have fulfilled 19 concentration requirements by the time she graduates. These, along with language requirements, the Core, and Expos, leave room for only three electives. Still, Watson knows her decision is justified...