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Professor J. Lorand Matory, who has frequently made his voice heard in Faculty meetings on the subject of free speech on campus, spoke yesterday on the topic of undercover Harvard University Police Department surveillance of a pro-Palestine rally in March...

Author: By Maxwell L. Child and Christian B. Flow, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Faculty Express Concerns Over Implementation of Calendar Reform | 10/22/2008 | See Source »

...importance of a strong environmental policy for the next administration was the topic of a talk given last night by Sheila Jasanoff, a professor of science and technology studies at the Kennedy School of Government, in one of many events focused on sustainability this week. The presentation, in front of a small audience at the Institute of Politics, was the second installment in a four-part “Election 101” series designed to educate students on key issues leading up to the presidential election. “It’s all about collective action...

Author: By Adeline S. Rolnick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Election Lecture Stresses Green | 10/21/2008 | See Source »

...Hung added that in many talks, presenters will just go from one PowerPoint slide to the next, reading the text off the screen in a monotonous voice. By contrast, he said, embedding movies or using one as a trailer can get the audience interested in the topic and help them understand the message. Similarly, Kuriyama said that in academic writing, being dull is often accepted—better to be interesting, for sure, but perfectly acceptable to be dull. “That doesn’t apply to movies,” Kuriyama said. “You can?...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Gen Ed Course Swaps Podcasts for Papers | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

Typosquatting Web sites usually display ads related to the topic of the intended Web site. If the user clicks on one of the ad links—which often include the Web site the user was originally trying to reach—then the typosquatter will receive revenue...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HBS Professor Sues Google | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

Paul-Denys Calixte ’10 said he enjoyed the dialogue. “I definitely liked the open-ended nature of the discussion,” he said. “We had a very good cross-section of views on the topic...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mock Debate Hits on Latino Issues | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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