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...they—and Hammonds—see as increasingly necessary. Hammonds, who oversees the two offices, said that she has asked for the cooperation as part of a University-wide effort to streamline programs. “We want to see a structure in the College where the various offices are closely collaborating,” she said. The increased coordination follows the merging of two other pairs of Harvard offices in recent months. Within the College, the Offices of Student Life and Activities and Residential Life folded into the Office of Student Life. And earlier this month...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer and Noah S. Rayman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: OCS and OIP To Join Forces | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...Throughout the Yard and various house courtyards, the sight of dogs jumping after Frisbees warrants no intervention from HUPD. These lucky canines are part of a select crowd belonging to tutors and House masters. House administrators, unlike students, do not have to abide by the pet rule. Despite the banishment of pets from student rooms, dogs have especially become common inhabitants of many entryways due to their popularity amongst House tutors...

Author: By Anna M. Yeung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Meet My Little Pet | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...couple denies that the pets are a distraction to schoolwork, claiming that various studies have shown that pets can actually have a soothing effect and helps to relieve stress built up through...

Author: By Anna M. Yeung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Meet My Little Pet | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

Upon entering the art gallery of the Government Museum in Chennai, visitors are greeted by enormous portraits of various officers, presumably painted in India. I say presumably because British artists painted the portraits in British style. The people portrayed in these works all wear British clothing. Probably because they’re British. Apart from a vaguely Indian script in the corner of one painting and a barely visible Indian servant in the background of another, there is no reference to India at all whatsoever in this section of the museum...

Author: By Silpa Kovvali | Title: Shirking Tradition | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

...next portion of the exhibit consists largely of works by Raja Ravi Varma. A late 19th-century painter, Varma is easily the most famous artist in India. He used European techniques to illustrate Indian subject matter: various sari-clad women, figures from Hindu mythology, and scenes from everyday Indian life...

Author: By Silpa Kovvali | Title: Shirking Tradition | 9/22/2009 | See Source »

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