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...introductory remarks by Divinity School Dean William A. Graham and School of Education Dean Kathleen McCartney, audience members stood in anticipation as the Dalai Lama entered the hall and proceeded on stage. The Dalai Lama lightened the mood when he began by saying that “the first task is to remove the shoe,” and doing so with a chuckle. He sat cross-legged on the wooden throne, which was specially constructed for the event by local Tibetans. He spoke casually and conversationally to the audience, giving the speech an “intimate feeling...

Author: By Emma R. Carron and Melody Y. Hu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Dalai Lama Urges Unity | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...says. “I was really disappointed.” Pecci took the year off and founded an art gallery with friends. Upon his return, Pecci fully immersed himself in the college’s theater scene as an actor, director, and playwright. When President Faust instituted the Task Force on the Arts in 2007, Pecci was asked to join as one of two College students. “It was a good way for me to express my dissatisfaction with the way things were operating here,” he says. Like Pecci, the members of the Task...

Author: By Madeleine M. Schwartz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Daniel R. Pecci ’09 | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...talking about how he didn’t believe in quota systems, he was using quota systems for distributing money in Texas,” Haney says. These systems—which allocate state funds based on the number of convictions made by the state’s drug task force—are indirectly responsible for the heroine’s conviction in “American Violet.” But Haney insists that “American Violet” will transcend its moral and political content. “One of the challenges of filmmaking...

Author: By Jessica M. Righthand, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Haney Crafts New ‘American’ Drama | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

There is no doubt that balancing so many sports poses a difficult task, and if the Crimson faces anywhere near the $495,000 setback that the Engineers will suffer in 2009, Harvard Athletic Director Bob Scalise may have little choice in wielding the axe on a few less prominent squads...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ANGELS IN THE BRONDFIELD: Crimson Should Not Cut Sports | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...send in,” says Elizabeth Adams ’10, who works in the file room. “I have a Crimson scarf in my room that none of the admissions officers wanted.”All material must first be alphabetized, which is no easy task, according to Adams. “The first couple weeks you’ll come in and say ‘Ian, what should I do’, but after a while you’ll come in ready to alph,” she says.The alphabetized paper then gets...

Author: By Huma N. Shah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Don't Touch That File | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

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