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...spite of the social turmoil that defined his deanship, Ford oversaw a period of great physical growth in Harvard’s history, authorizing the construction of the Science Center and Mather House, as well as the renovation of many buildings in Harvard Yard. In a 1968 profile in The Crimson, Ford was quoted as saying that his idea of improvement at Harvard was “doing more of some things without doing less of others...
...year-old woman with dyslexia, and I was happy to see that all areas of this disorder are being seriously researched. In spite of a lifetime of being considered stupid, weird or worse, I feel fortunate that my problem was noticed early and I was taught to read at home before beginning school. Still, I am just as likely today to walk into a doorjamb as to make it through a doorway successfully. I am, however, an imaginative, practical problem solver as well as ambidextrous. My creativity far outweighs dyslexia's negatives. Let's hope the stigma is lifted...
...spite of the social turmoil that defined his deanship, Ford oversaw a period of great physical growth in Harvard’s history, authorizing the construction of the Science Center and Mather House, as well as the renovation of many buildings in Harvard Yard. In a 1968 profile in the Crimson, Ford was quoted as saying that his idea of improvement at Harvard was “doing more of some things without doing less of others...
University officials said Harvard has not received any subpoenas from legal representatives of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), in spite of a recent spate of legal actions that the organization has taken against college students nationwide for sharing copyrighted music files...
...starting seven fires near Draguignan in July - though not the ones that raged last week - and two others last summer. Described by a prosecutor as "an individual of fragile mental state" who wasn't fully aware of the consequences of his actions, the municipal employee reportedly acted out of spite because his application to join a local volunteer fire brigade was rejected last year. The mayor of Fréjus launched a separate inquiry after three bottles with wicks in them were found near a burned-out campground. At one point, as many as 30 fires started within a single...