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April 12, 2001

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

The Big Picture: Jesse Armstrong
M2 bus driver
Welcome to Jesse's bus, one of the M2 shuttles that ferries passengers from Harvard Yard to the Longwood Medical Area between 8 and 12 in the morning and 4 and 8 in the evening. Jesse Armstrong is the driver, greeting his regulars with a microphone and a smile.

The 'bilingual effect' says that when it comes to language, more is more
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Doris Sommer is doing her best to spread the word that a multilingual culture is a rich one, full of nuances and possibilities for expression impossible in just one language.

Professor Doris Sommer Finding treasure in Babel
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Doris Sommer declares that a multilingual culture is a rich culture. In a video he taped for Sommer's classes, U.S. Rep. José Serrano of New York emphatically agrees. (Staff photo by Rose Lincoln) Full story






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