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According to Shira R. Brettman ’06, Wei-Jen Yuan ’06 is a brilliant pianist—the best at Harvard. He is also, she says, “a really belligerent drunk.” A concert pianist who has won high-level competitions and played all over the world, Yuan spent his freshman year studying at Julliard. But a visit to Harvard during the spring of that year made Yuan reconsider his options. “At Julliard I would get up at eight or nine, go practice, eat, have class, practice...
...Yuan: Name-tag saying “Wei-Jen, Like Asian with...
...trouble could be brewing for China. While Beijing technically changed its foreign-exchange mechanism on July 21, it has been reluctant to cut the renminbi (a.k.a. the yuan) loose. After an initial 2% adjustment against the dollar, the yuan has traded within a very tight range over the subsequent four months. As the dollar has gone up, so has the Chinese currency. So far this year, the yuan has appreciated nearly 20% against both the euro and the Japanese yen. Consequently, while the U.S. continues to urge Beijing to allow its currency to strengthen versus the dollar, the yuan...
...secret-service members-for "ornamental" reasons. Cui travels with eight bodyguards himself and dresses them in long leather coats. "It's a question of image," he says. "[These men] are a symbol of my status ... like my watch. People look at it and think, 'Cui has a 1.8 million yuan [$200,000] watch.' Is it any wonder they want to do business with me?" And with his men to protect him, Cui doesn't mind spreading the word that he's rich...
...seems as though the word “open” in House Master’s Open House has recently taken on a whole new meaning. This semester, Fang Yuan ’07, a Mather House resident, has discovered a way to satisfy her food cravings without succumbing to the dull dining hall dinners. Her plan: to crash all of the House Master’s Open Houses on campus and discover which one is truly the best alternative to Peanut Pad Thai and Country Fried Steak. So far her mission is still in progress...