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Campus & Community
School of Design announces 2000-01 Loeb Fellows
James G. Stockard Jr. curator of the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Design School (GSD), has announced the selection of the Loeb Fellows for 2000-01. The Loeb Fellowship is a…
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Campus & Community
Women’s soccer streak comes to an end
All streaks come to an end. A maxim that the Harvard women’s soccer team both championed and cursed during a busy away weekend against Princeton and Penn State. After defeating…
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Campus & Community
Study looks at role of writing in learning
Shauna Shames ’01 recalls a line from an essay by Joan Didion: “She said, ‘I write to find out what I think.’” This could be a slogan for the Harvard…
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Campus & Community
Transgendered playwright assails ‘institutions of oppression’
The ambiguities of gender captured the spotlight on Monday night at the Askwith Education Forum, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Transgendered playwright and performance artist Kate Bornstein,…
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Campus & Community
Concentrating on gender: GSE students study gender issues in new concentration
Examining a fundamental yet, until recently, understudied element of the human experience is the intent of a new concentration at the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Gender Studies is an…
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Campus & Community
Harvard College Social Enterprise Club launches new program
The Harvard College Social Enterprise Club announced a new program that will provide comprehensive support to undergraduate social purpose start-ups. Beginning in November, the Social Enterprise Incubator Program will offer…
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Campus & Community
Free will hunting: Dan Wegner probes the relation between mind and action
Try not to think about a white bear. Really try. Try not to think about a white bear. You’re thinking of one, aren’t you? Dan Wegner, who just joined the…
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Former News Office photographer William H. ‘Bill’ Tobey dies at 77
Wiliam H. “Bill” Tobey, 77, a photographer and filming coordinator at the Harvard University News Office starting in 1956, died on Oct. 5 at Mid Coast Hospital in Maine. Born…
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Faculty Council Oct. 25
At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council reviewed the Oct. 17 Faculty Meeting and discussed the agenda for the Nov. 14 Faculty Meeting. The Council also heard…
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Campus & Community
Just sleep on it: And empty the brain’s ‘in box’
Robert Stickgold caused 17 different people to have the same dream. In doing so, he added to evidence that the purpose of sleep is to process information — to take…
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Campus & Community
From KSG to Gore headquarters: Lecturer Elaine Kamarck has become a major voice on the campaign trail
However the U.S. presidential race turns out for Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, it’s looking like a winner for Elaine Kamarck. Kamarck, a lecturer in…
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Notes
Waging a peaceful celebration In celebration of Women Waging Peace, a Kennedy School program, there will be a concert on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Sanders Theatre. With…
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Former Nieman curator is honored
Nieman fellows and alumni from around the world have raised more than $22,000 for the newly named Kovach Library at Lippmann House. The donations honoring former Curator Bill Kovach will…
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Journal of African American Public Policy pays tribute to Higginbotham
The Harvard Journal of African American Public Policy celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a new issue that pays tribute to the Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. The journal,…
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Campus & Community
Radcliffe’s Capital Campaign garners record $101M
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study has announced the successful completion of an eight-year quest to secure $100 million in gifts from donors. At a gala dinner, Acting Dean Mary…
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Campus & Community
Women’s soccer streak comes to an end
A maxim that the Harvard women’s soccer team both championed and cursed during a busy away weekend against Princeton and Penn State. After defeating rival Princeton 2-0 on Friday night…
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Campus & Community
Police Log
Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Oct. 21. The official log is located at Police Headquarters, 29 Garden…
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Campus & Community
Crime numbers falling in several categories
On-campus crime appears to be decreasing in several categories at Harvard University according to newly released crime statistics posted on the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education Web…
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Campus & Community
School of Design announces 2000-01 Loeb Fellows
James G. Stockard Jr. curator of the Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Design School (GSD), has announced the selection of the Loeb Fellows for 2000-01. The Loeb Fellowship is a…
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Campus & Community
Study looks at role of writing in learning
Shauna Shames ’01 recalls a line from an essay by Joan Didion: “She said, ‘I write to find out what I think.’” This could be a slogan for the Harvard…
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Campus & Community
Transgendered playwright assails ‘institutions of oppression’
The ambiguities of gender captured the spotlight on Monday night at the Askwith Education Forum, sponsored by the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Transgendered playwright and performance artist Kate Bornstein,…
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Campus & Community
Concentrating on gender: GSE students study gender issues in new concentration
Examining a fundamental yet, until recently, understudied element of the human experience is the intent of a new concentration at the Graduate School of Education (GSE). Gender Studies is an…
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Campus & Community
Harvard College Social Enterprise Club launches new program
The Harvard College Social Enterprise Club announced a new program that will provide comprehensive support to undergraduate social purpose start-ups. Beginning in November, the Social Enterprise Incubator Program will offer…
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Campus & Community
Free will hunting: Dan Wegner probes the relation between mind and action
Try not to think about a white bear. Really try. Try not to think about a white bear. You’re thinking of one, aren’t you? Dan Wegner, who just joined the…
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Campus & Community
Former News Office photographer William H. ‘Bill’ Tobey dies at 77
Wiliam H. “Bill” Tobey, 77, a photographer and filming coordinator at the Harvard University News Office starting in 1956, died on Oct. 5 at Mid Coast Hospital in Maine. Born…
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Campus & Community
Gazette’s new look
The Harvard University Gazette is making changes. In addition to the new nameplate, we’ve added an expanded promo box that points you to stories of special interest inside. In the…
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Campus & Community
Faculty Council Oct. 25
At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council reviewed the Oct. 17 Faculty Meeting and discussed the agenda for the Nov. 14 Faculty Meeting. The Council also heard…
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Campus & Community
Just sleep on it: And empty the brain’s ‘in box’
Robert Stickgold caused 17 different people to have the same dream. In doing so, he added to evidence that the purpose of sleep is to process information — to take…
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Campus & Community
From KSG to Gore headquarters: Lecturer Elaine Kamarck has become a major voice on the campaign trail
However the U.S. presidential race turns out for Vice President Al Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, it’s looking like a winner for Elaine Kamarck. Kamarck, a lecturer in…
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Campus & Community
Butterflies, beetles, and bugs, oh my!: Class brings kids and winged wonders together at Museum of Natural History
One of the many classes offered by the Museum of Natural History (HMNH) took flight last Saturday morning in a burst of color and light. Led by Ann Ambiel, a…