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...status or popularity. Analogous to the thoroughness of his campaign, the vetting process to join Obama’s team is meticulous. Top candidates—including potential Secretary of State and current Senator Hillary Clinton—are required to fill out a 63-item questionnaire. The expansive scope and depth of questions, which cover everything from a candidate’s involvement in controversial matters to his or her public speeches, indicate that every application will be scrupulously and fairly examined. Yet another change from previous administrations is the transparency of Obama’s transition process...
...storied rivalry before Saturday? It was 1909.That was also during a time when Harvard still attracted the best athletes in the country, long before its demotion to Division I-AA and its subsequent ban from the subdivision’s playoffs.And perhaps it is that fact that makes the scope of Pizzotti’s career all the more notable. Never the most athletic guy on the field, Pizzotti waited in the wings for Harvard record-holders like Fitzpatrick to graduate, played alongside the Ivy League’s all-time leading rusher in Clifton Dawson...
...seemingly all-encompassing term, new media describes the use of electronics, computers, and communications systems to create unique content as well as the dissemination of that content for consumption. Facebook, YouTube, and Wikipedia all fall under the scope of new media, as do video games and interactive art exhibits like “Lossless.” In fact, “Lossless” utilizes several new media elements. Besides its methods of image distortion, the project’s online element includes a Wiki—or user-modifiable Web page—that holds pictures and information...
Because of the wide scope of new media and the lack of a substantial design program, Harvard has been unable to successfully consolidate new media topics into a field of academic interest. Still, despite the absence of a concrete means of studying it, students have found ways to incorporate new media into both their academic and extra-curricular pursuits...
...ongoing effort to maintain its status as a world-class hub of scientific research while stimulating the local economy and offering economic opportunities during the current financial crisis, proponents say. “It seems like a natural progression that will add to the breadth and scope of biotech here in Cambridge,” Mayor E. Denise Simmons said of the project. Simmons said the labs will benefit the city by attracting more people with highly specialized talents and employing many more. She said she will ask the company to reach out to Cambridge when looking for employees...