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...School of Education’s “Arts in Education” program.Others were ready to give Faust credit for improving the arts’ profile on campus. According to Office of Career Services Interim Director Robin Mount, the OCS is diversifying its programming to place less weight on finance and consulting. Mount said that Faust’s influence helped spur the changes.—Staff writer Alex M. McLeese can be reached at amcleese@fas.harvard.edu...
...Biggie himself would probably tell you that he wasn’t a great man so much as he was a great rapper. At least the filmmakers chose a rapper—if not a great one—to portray Wallace. Jamal Woolard, a.k.a. Gravy, brings weight to the role (he gained 100 pounds to equal the heft of 300-plus-pounder Biggie) if not always the proper gravitas. And while he may not have Wallace’s deep voice or charisma, he often nails the cadences of Biggie’s flow and delivers a convincing...
...emphasizing clean energy and cutting carbon emissions - between 1980 and 2004, the country's GDP rose 56% while CO2 emissions dropped 35% - and thanks to smart policies and investment, more than a quarter of Denmark's electricity now comes from renewable sources. Danish companies also punch well above their weight in the growing wind turbine industry. To drum up global support for the summit, Hedegaard can easily make the case that the economy doesn't have to come before the environment - even during a global recession. "This isn't just about the climate crisis," she says. "This is about...
Women’s ice hockey tri-captain Jennifer M. Brine ’09 said that the transition is going smoothly, though Harvard will lose an important presence in the weight room...
...Governors often appoint members of political dynasties to Senate vacancies because of their name recognition and fundraising connections. This makes it easier for the newly minted senator to win a full term and puts the weight of an influential family behind the governor’s own reelection efforts. This consideration caused Governor David Paterson to initially favor Caroline Kennedy ’79 for New York’s open seat. Though Kennedy was widely panned for her inexperience and poor performance in press conferences, Paterson stood by the former first daughter, hoping to gain the Kennedy family?...