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Unlike Hergé, Magritte was a late bloomer. Born in 1898, his artistic talents initially led him into wallpaper design and advertising (a field in which Hergé briefly moonlighted too). It wasn't until 1945 that he was able to support himself solely though his art. But Magritte's advertising apprenticeship taught him about the efficiency of images, the shock value of a grotesque combination or a violent contradiction. And he delivered them prolifically, from a rainfall of men in bowler hats and portraits of eagles ossified into plants to his famous picture of a pipe, subtitled "Ceci...
...than in the recent past.In this year’s Crimson survey of over 500 seniors, 59 percent of those seeking employment said that they currently have a job lined up, a drop from 66 percent in 2008 and 73 percent in 2007.The economic slump will also impact the support Harvard provides to undergraduates—OCS, the Advising Programs Office, and the Bureau of Study Counsel are all either reorganizing their programs or, in some cases, cutting back due to the financial crisis.‘DEFNINITELY MORE COMPETITIVE’At the beginning of the economically tumultuous academic...
...When one practical member suggested “The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers,” most members took offense at the resulting unwieldy acronym: “HUCTW.” But a 24-year-old named Bill Jaeger stepped forward to express support for the “awkward but accurate” approach—and others took notice...
...Administrative Board, the College’s primary disciplinary body and an area of responsibility for the position of resident dean, Hoyos added. Though Hoyos said she personally had positive interactions with Mangawang, she acknowledged that others lodged criticism against the former resident dean for her less-than-enthusiastic support for students in Ad Board dealings. Constantino assumed her post as a non-residential tutor in writing two years ago and moved into Cabot with her family last July. The Ph.D. in anthropology will teach in the department next year, in addition to resuming her duties as a preceptor...
...Sadique. Carpio has also been involved in several students groups in her time at Harvard. She has served as the faculty advisor both for Black Community and Student Theater, a campus theater group that produces the works of African-American playwrights, and Fuerza Latina, an undergraduate organization that provides support for Harvard’s Latino students. These organizations reflect her own diversity, as she is a Guatemalan-born Latina woman who teaches both the English language and African-American history for her profession. “I would say that she reminds us how futile it is to categorize...