Word: semi
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...research—ultimately, it would change Melton’s life. Since the diagnoses, Melton has become one of Harvard’s most public academics. In 1999, he testified before the Senate, making a personal plea for approval of stem-cell research. This November, he developed a semi-subversive program to push his research forward despite government embargos. And in March, Harvard announced Melton would be co-director of a multi-million dollar center for stem cell research based at the University...
Standing in front of a large metal slicer carving its way through semi-frozen chicken, Allen explains the simple logic behind the CSG. “We only make things that make sense,” he says...
Shawn S. Baldini ’04, a four-year veteran of Ghungroo, who composed the evening’s skits along with Vijay S. Ganesh ’04, used his experience as a staff writer for the Harvard Lampoon—that semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine—to facilitate the on-stage antics between actors. His skits poke fun at South Asian stereotypes—Medical students or NGO-bound achievers with nagging mothers and painkiller addictions...
...outburst of semi-legalized gay marriages has spread to places that have never been known as gay capitals, or even as cities. In New Mexico's Sandoval County, 67 gay couples were granted marriage licenses last week until the state attorney general ordered the county clerk to stop. In tiny New Paltz, N.Y., Jason West, the Green Party mayor, presided over the weddings of two dozen gay couples. George Pataki, the state's Republican Governor, quickly asked Eliot Spitzer, the Democratic state attorney general, to halt them. Spitzer refused. Meanwhile, Daniel Stewart, the mayor of not-so-big Plattsburgh...
...native of Buenos Aires, where Italian food is prominent—suggests another option: Via Matta, in Back Bay. There, she recommends the grilled swordfish because of its excellent quality, and while “all of the desserts are heavenly,” one must have the Semi Fredo, which is a soft, creamy dairy-based dessert...