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...know, the College has recently announced the elimination of various services as the Faculty of Arts and Sciences attempts to bridge a substantial budget gap. In these tough times, we must all make sacrifices, and each of us must bear our fair share of the burden. In that spirit, we regretfully inform you of these additional policy changes for the 2009-2010 academic year...
Like any other Harvard applicant, I was well rounded—or insanely overscheduled—but jazz was a core component of my identity. I was in love with its lore, its improvisatory spirit, and I diligently practiced tenor sax an hour each day. I didn’t apply to conservatories, but my college list was limited to those that boasted strong jazz programs. I listened to the stuff almost exclusively until I was 17, and my application’s personal statement was 500 words of gushed, schmaltzier-than-Kenny G prose—I think...
...networks today are in the delicate position of promising that their new shows will help advertisers sell things--by capturing the spirit of a new age in which no one is buying. Including the advertisers, who are expected to spend up to 20% less on airtime this year...
...modern, posh surroundings and thought that we were destined to become the conceited house in 1959,” said Gordon. An October 12, 1959 correspondence between Gordon and his parents captures his sentiments towards his new residence. “I’m not talking about the spirits we drank—the ‘God-damn-if-Harvard-isn’t-the-best-place-in-the-whole-world-and-Quincy-House-in-particular’ spirit,” Gordon wrote. In both blueprints and character, Quincy House distinguished itself from the traditions etched...
...tour of North America, speaking in New York, Montreal, and at Harvard.Although Castro may have initially been invited to the United States by a private organization, he chose to speak at universities because he said, “that is where you find the real ‘military spirit,’ in students, not in the barracks.” Castro was on a tour, but the fact that he was coming to Harvard was still monumental for many. “It was huge, from Harvard’s point of view, it was huge...