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Woman. First. Historian. Asked to describe her for the first time, critics and admirers alike pulled from a surprisingly similar word-bank. These words, in various guises and combinations, accompanied the announcement of Drew G. Faust as Harvard University’s 28th president. The diction formed not only a picture but a problem, as commentators and the national media raised questions as to whether the search committee had focused on gender, a “feminist bent,” at the expense of experience. Elizabeth Warren would like to add another description to that...
...build it,’ here it’s like, ‘Based on this play, we want the audience to feel this.’ And so, bazzaaam!” says Ur, gesturing grandly, before explaining how to spell the final word of the sentence.Ur’s personal “bazzaaam” has impressed a lot of people, and he was elected as HRDC president during his junior year. Traditionally, actors have served as the presidents, but both Ur’s predecessor and successor are techies.Ur has a theory about that...
...Women’s Center has made its impact on the student body. According to Director Susan B. Marine, over the course of a typical week, it serves as everything from a meeting space for student organizations to a home for marathon viewings of “The L Word.” However, Marine notes, “on any given night, the average would be around 15-20 students here hanging out. Most of the time they are sitting down in the lounge, drinking coffee, and watching TV.” Despite the number of students...
...practice we usually do. Even the staunchest advocates of equal opportunity racism must admit that contemporary culture grants a special leeway to public figures who mock their own ethnic group. It is hard to imagine that a white Dave Chappelle would have much success casually tossing around the n-word on national television. Similarly, if a gentile comedian told us to “throw the Jew down the well,” it would lead to an uproar, but when Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat character did, it landed him a hit TV show and an Oscar...
...other Harvard affiliates attempted to solve this week’s Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday Times puzzles in the time allotted and with some degree of accuracy. As the official snack of crosswords, Oreos abounded. (“Oreo” is the eighth most common four-letter word in Times crosswords. And they’re black and white!) “I am a crossword junkie,” said undergraduate division winner Nathaniel S. Rakich ’10, who is also a Crimson editor. Adams House affiliate Ingrid K. Schorr was the overall tournament winner, with...