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Sacha Baron Cohen, in the persona of bad boy rapper Ali G, amused Harvards Class of 2004 – and no doubt bemused their parents and older relations – with more awe than advice at Class Day ceremonies Wednesday afternoon (June 9) in Tercentenary Theatre.

Recipients of this years Elliot and Anne Richardson Fellowships in Public Service will be working in locales as distant as Africa and as close as Boston. Their efforts will assist children and adults on a wide variety of issues.

Theyll speak of things past, and of things yet to come. Theyll offer the knowing humor of one who has been there. And one will do it in Latin.

A joyous peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge today (June 10).

British Prime Minister Tony Blairs dogged support for President Bushs Iraq war seems to many to reaffirm the special relationship that has existed between Britain and the United States ever since the two countries patched up their differences over the American Revolution.

Think things through, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers urged the Class of 2004, telling them to use throughout life the most valuable skill learned at Harvard: the ability to think deeply about problems that confront them.

Ten Harvard College seniors swore to support and defend the U.S. Constitution Wednesday (June 9) as they were commissioned as officers in the U.S. armed forces during a ceremony in Harvards Tercentenary Theatre.

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies has announced the recipients of its fellowships, prizes, dissertation completion grants, and research travel grants for 2004-05.

Presiding over this years Commencement for the first time, new University Marshal Jackie ONeill has no reason to be surprised. She has, after all, attended 24 of the past 25 ceremonies, and the form of the event has hardly changed in that time.

From Harvard A to Z, a new book written by former University Marshal Richard M. Hunt, former Harvard Magazine editor John T. Bethell, and former secretary of the Universitys governing boards the late Robert Shenton, comes an alphabetized amalgam of Harvard lore. A sampling of factoids appropriate to the commencing of graduates and the gathering…

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Dean Drew Gilpin Faust has announced the names of 46 men and women selected as 2004-05 Radcliffe fellows. While at Radcliffe, the fellows – among them eight creative artists, 14 humanists, 12 social scientists, and 11 scientists – will work individually and across disciplines on projects chosen for both quality…

Patricia OBrien, dean of the Simmons College School of Management, and co-master of Currier House, has been named deputy dean of Harvard College, a newly created position that will report to the dean of Harvard College. OBrien will begin her new role on Aug. 1.

Subhankar Banerjee insists that his 14-month photographic journey to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was unmotivated by politics. It was an artistic and spiritual quest, he says, that prompted him to quit his job as a scientist, take up photography – almost from scratch, and capture the landscape, nature, and culture that makes the remote…

The University Center for Ethics and the Professions has received a gift of $10 million from the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation. The gift – initiated by Lily Safra, the widow of Edmond J. Safra – will support the core activities of the center, including faculty and graduate student fellowships, faculty and curricular development, and…

Thomas E. Everhart 53, president emeritus of the California Institute of Technology, has been elected president of Harvards Board of Overseers for 2004-05. He will succeed C. Dixon Spangler Jr. M.B.A. 56, following Commencement.

Seven outstanding educators in the Boston and Cambridge community were honored by the Graduate School of Education (HGSE) on June 2 at the Faculty Club. The Conant Awards, which are given to support the professional growth of exemplary public school teachers and administrators, were awarded to Christine Colbath-Hess (Haggerty School), Robert Comeau (Another Course to…

Shirley M. Tilghman, a world-renowned scientist and president of Princeton University, will receive the 2004 Radcliffe Institute Medal on Friday (June 11) at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard Universitys yearly Radcliffe Day luncheon.

As they wind down their doctoral studies at the Graduate School of Education (GSE), Susan Kardos, David Kauffman, Edward Liu, and Heather Peske leave an impressive body of work. Each has been lead author on an academic article and collaborator on a published book theyve delivered conference talks, conducted quantitative and qualitative research, written grant…

…united we are forever invincible….

I got the name Knowledge from my mother, says South African Knowledge Rajohane Raji Matshedisho. One reason was because it was a unique name, and the other is that she always wanted me to be one of those clever kids. Those are the two reasons she gave me.

Security screening will be taking place at the entry points to Harvards Commencement today (June 10). All Harvard participants in the ceremony, including faculty, should bring their Harvard IDs. Both participants and guests are strongly advised not to bring bags as searches will delay entrance to the event.

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending June 5. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

Summer orchestra to hold open auditions The Harvard Summer School Orchestra will hold open auditions June 28-July 1 from 5 to 9 p.m. in Lowell Hall (rooms B12 and B13).…

Gomes receives five honorary degrees this spring The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes was awarded five honorary degrees this spring, including that of doctor of music from Westminster Choir College…

One of the worlds foremost constitutional scholars and a chemist whose groundbreaking work in nanotechnology has had far-reaching impact will become Harvards newest University Professors, President Lawrence H. Summers announced Monday (June 7).

Kofi Annan Doctor of Laws Kofi Annan is the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations and the first to be elected from the ranks of UN staff. Born in Kumasi,…

Three Harvard students are among the 13 winners of this years 2004 J.W. Saxe Memorial Prize for Public Service. The $1,500 prize is awarded annually to help enable college students to partake in public service internships or no-pay/low-paying jobs during the summer.

The light sustains me. The light and the view, smiles Betty Comden as she looks from her 26th-floor apartment across the rooftops of Lincoln Center toward the Hudson River. Up here in the pink apartment, traffic noise and the jumble of buildings that are the Upper West Side are muted. Comden – Tony- and Grammy…

Gamze Dinckok 04 and Ryan Brown 04 practice their ballroom dance routine at the MAC.