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JILL KER CONWAY 1975 First woman president of Smith College, one of 12 women honored in 1975 I'd select Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. She is the most important woman in the environmental movement right now, single-handedly raising awareness of consequences of deforestation in Africa. The Kenyan government has persecuted, jailed and beaten her, but she has never deviated from her message...
...Francisco The Hotel des Arts, near Union Square, took a fanciful approach to its décor and commissioned local artists to paint the walls and furniture of select rooms. Spending the night in a one-of-a-kind room (with a private bath) costs...
...there were about 80 student groups on Harvard’s campus. At that time, space in the basements of freshmen dorms was converted and gifted to a select number of student groups. Today, 21 of those student groups retain their offices in the basements of Yard dorms, but the number of student groups has grown to more than 300. University Hall has responded to this student group space crunch, but in a flawed way. In a project overseen by Assistant Dean of the College Paul J. McLoughlin II, the College is renovating the Hilles building to house new offices...
...Oscar winner.Gunnar Öquist, who is the permanent secretary of the Academy, said that it is not unusual for the choice of laureates to be questioned.“That’s natural—there are many prize-worthy candidates around the world, and we select those that we think have made the most significant contribution according to the citation that goes with each prize,” he said.As for the petition, Öquist said the Academy would not comment on its position.“We really don’t comment...
...think that we have been disappointed in the select decisions of a few people in our campaign and we have laid down to them that such actions are inappropriate in an election in which we aim to be as positive and fair as possible,” Gadgil said...