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...brightest stars began expressing opinions about our humble institution.Shortly after future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux recorded his 3,000th strikeout, current Cooperstown tenant Don Sutton couldn’t help but make a Cambridge comparison. In describing Maddux’s intelligence, Sutton said the hurler was very sharp, but “wiser than he is smart. I don’t know if he could be the president of Harvard, but he could run Bally’s.”Kudos to you, Lawrence H. Summers.But then, of course, there was the infamous Ozzie Guillen.In...
Professors launched an hour-long attack on University President Lawrence H. Summers’ leadership at today’s Faculty meeting, and—in sharp contrast to similar sessions of the Faculty a year ago—no professors rose in Summers’ defense...
...every subject, and one who prefers to avoid face-to-face conflict) are so different that a productive relationship was difficult,” a professor who knows both the dean and the president wrote in an e-mail.STRUGGLES OVER REVIEWKirby’s difficulty working under Summers came into sharp relief for some professors who served on the curricular review’s Committee on General Education. At the meetings of the committee in fall 2004, which Kirby chaired and Summers attended as an ex officio member, the president “mistreated” the dean, according...
...Unless you're plugged into a network of art dealers, buying into the market can be tricky, no matter how sharp your eye. But new art funds, such as London's Fine Art Fund, manage the selection and trading from a pooled fund. Downside: you can't hang the paintings at home...
...adore. They may work hard, but the Torinesi know how to make the aperitif hour a nightly, predinner tradition. As home to the annual Slow Food festival, a showcase for the movement that seeks to preserve Italy's traditional cuisine, Torino offers diners a rich choice of truffle sauces, sharp cheeses and full-bodied Barolo and Barbera wines - not to mention two native inventions, grissini, the ubiquitous breadstick, and the kid-favorite spread Nutella. Valentino Castellani, who shepherded through the city's successful bid during his eight-year stint as mayor, and is now head of Torino's Olympic Organizing...