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...Cream in Central Square and one of the people behind ‘Food at 24fps’—said that the festival would show “movies that we thought other people would like or should see.” Fellow speaker and MIT professor Thomas Levenson added, “Food is a path into all of the concerns that each of the filmmakers might have...
...goal was to use the high energy at Harvard about helping Haiti and show students how they can get involved in long-term projects,” said SAGHAH Board speaker Michael B. Hadley...
...exactly does one become a Supreme Court justice? On May 27, the Harvard Class of 2010 will find out, as this year’s commencement speaker is former Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ’61. Souter is an excellent choice, and we commend the University for choosing a commencement speaker well known for his public service, instead of someone made famous through finance or other better-trodden paths of success...
...extreme excitement or disappointment that has characterized students’ past reactions to the announcements of commencement and Class Day speakers—after all, there is no way to preemptively know the quality of the speech before the day of Commencement. The hype that preceded 2008 Class Day speaker Federal Reserve Chair Ben S. Bernanke ’75 starkly contrasted with students’ negative attitudes after his notorious ten-citation speech, during which many attendees left. On the other hand, last year’s Class Day speaker, Matt Lauer of The Today Show, was surprisingly enjoyable...
...though progressives welcomed the news, Reid's surprise was not exactly embraced by Dems across the board. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reacted coolly, saying only that she "looks forward to reviewing the Senate proposal." The New York Times editorial board panned Reid's substitute bill as "pathetic" and "so puny as to be meaningless." Governors and mayors who were hoping for more money to ease their strained budgets were disappointed - even the Democratic ones. "It's a shock to us," Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, a Democrat, told Fox News on Friday. "I mean, in the states we were all hoping...