Word: studiousness
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...with a mere three modestly sized tables. But it is still one of the most elegant River House libraries on campus. A wood panel engraving of the Lowell shield—the hand seizing the arrows, encapsulating the motto occasionem cognosce (seize the moment)—gazes on studious Lowellians. The selection of literature on the bottom floor celebrates a special focus on obscure English literature that no one reads anymore (a defect present in many other River House libraries, including Winthrop...
...nerdy, studious guys, the research suggests they can't expect to be fruitful unless they become more like the bullies who tormented them as boys. That's because, as past studies have shown, the higher your intelligence, the less sex you tend to have - and, therefore, the fewer kids you will have. The last 20 years have been a golden era for dorks as video games and graphic novels and software engineering have become respectable, even mainstream. But in the end, the brutish football players who tormented them in high school will likely win in the merciless world of genetic...
...tell, however, to what degree the Harvard diploma opens the door to the nation’s highest office.THE ADAMS INTELLECTUALSHarvard’s history in the West Wing began with John Adams, the second president of the U.S. Though Adams, class of 1755, was one of the most studious future presidents during his time at the College, he graduated 14th out of a class of 24. At the time, class rankings were based on one’s dignity of birth and hierarchy of parentage rather than merit. In his autobiography, Adams wrote about his intellectual growth at Harvard...
...Birmingham. The two men—one recently inaugurated as the first black president, the other the congressman of his state’s Seventh District—overlapped at Harvard Law School by one year. Obama graduated in 1991 and Davis in 1993. At Harvard, Davis was studious and serious, with an addiction to politics, according to freshman roommate Joshua M. Levisohn ’90. “He was a government geek of the highest order,” Levisohn said. “He loved everything about government and covered politics incessantly.” During...
...both gay and European.)Of the two innovations the musical conjured, only one adds to overall pleasure. Elle, out to prove that a nice pink dress is all one needs to conquer the world, decides to make over a somewhat bland Emmett. She turns him from dowdy, studious academic to dapper, corporate god. “The outside is new / but now it reflects what’s already in you / Couldn’t change that if I wanted to / and I do not,” she sings, reflecting on the overall idea that Elle wouldn?...