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  • Campus & Community

    Newsmakers

    Locke is elected president of APS Steven E. Locke, associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and staff psychiatrist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, will assume the presidency…

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    Panel about ‘Arts in Civic Dialogue’ to follow historical play:

    On March 10, the Graduate School of Educations Askwith Education Forum will host a panel about Arts in Civic Dialogue. The panel, held at the Gutman Conference Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m., follows a live performance of The Trial of Anthony Burns, a historical play about an 1854 fugitive slave trial in Boston that…

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    President Summers and Provost Hyman set office hours

    President Lawrence H. Summers and Provost Steven Hyman will hold office hours for students in their Massachusetts Hall offices from 4 to 5 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) on the following dates:

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    This month in Harvard history

    Feb. 6-7, 1978 – The Blizzard of ’78, a snowstorm of historic proportions, dumps 27 inches of snow on Greater Boston and brings the state to a virtual standstill for…

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    The good, the bad, and the smelly:

    Most people have upward of 700 different bacteria living in their mouths. Some cause bad breath, while others may protect you from it. Dental researchers have known this for a long time but have difficulty telling which bacteria are which.

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    All hail the Queen:

    Shes got a Grammy on her shelf and an Oscar nomination, but actress and rap musician Queen Latifah didnt let fame and royalty stand between her and a good time with Harvard students. Latifah, the Harvard Foundations 2003 Artist of the Year, mingled warmly and performed enthusiastically at Harvards 18th annual Cultural Rhythms Festival Saturday…

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    Putting a dollar value on a good name:

    Who steals my purse steals trash tis something, nothing Twas mine, tis his, and has been slave to thousands But he that filches from me my good name robs me of that which not enriches him, and makes me poor indeed.

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    Coming down the highway:

    Rinde Eckert respects the classics, but he isnt afraid of them. In his theatrical productions and performance pieces, he has radically reinterpreted classic texts by Dante, Shakespeare, Herman Melville, and many others.

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    Harvard University Art Museums appoint first curator of archives:

    The Harvard University Art Museums has announced the appointment of Susan von Salis as the associate curator of archives.

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    Edwards named director of International Programs in FAS:

    Jane Edwards, well known for her work in international education, has been named director of International Programs. In making the announcement, William C. Kirby, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, said the appointment is one of the first steps in his efforts to increase opportunities for Harvard students to include significant international experience…

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    Spengler shares Heinz Award for the Environment:

    John D. Spengler, the Akira Yamaguchi Professor of Environmental Health and Human Habitation in the Faculty of the School of Public Health (SPH), has been named a co-recipient of the ninth annual Heinz Award for the Environment. Together with 1995 Nobel Prize-winner Mario J. Molina of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is being recognized…

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    Summer program to turn 13 years young

    One of Harvard and Bostons most appealing summer activities for adults and kids alike, The Tennis Camps at Harvard (TCH), will be starting its 13th season June 9 at the Beren Tennis Center at Soldiers Field.

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    Women’s hockey takes Ivy, ECAC titles:

    The No. 1 ranked Harvard womens hockey team clinched both the ECAC regular season and Ivy League title with a 4-3 win over visiting Brown this past Tuesday night (Feb. 25). Seniors Kalen Ingram and Jennifer Botterill each notched a goal and an assist in the win, which improved the Crimson to 24-1-1, 13-0-1 Ivy.…

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    In brief

    Note to readers The Big Picture will resume next week. French cinema (cheap) at Film Archive The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Boston, in conjunction with the Harvard…

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    Jesse Jackson Jr. pushes plan to amend U.S. Constitution :

    Citing the Constitutions function as establishing a minimum floor beneath which no American or state law can fall, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) made the case at the ARCO Forum Monday night (Feb. 24) for two new constitutional amendments to guarantee equal quality education and basic health care for all Americans.

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    Former Canadian leader Campbell addresses gender bias :

    If she had it all to do over again, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell said shed address the issue of gender bias in political coverage head on, instead of being blindsided by it, as she was in the 1993 election that forced her out of office.

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    Partnerships sought at AIDS conference:

    Harvard faculty huddled with business, government, and nonprofit representatives last week at the Kennedy School of Government in an effort to forge new partnerships in the global fight against AIDS.

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    John Rawls memorial is set for today:

    A memorial service for John Rawls, the James Bryant Conant University Professor Emeritus, will be held at Sanders Theatre today (Feb. 27) at 3 p.m. A reception will immediately follow in Loeb House, 17 Quincy St.

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    Emergency preparedness at Harvard outlined

    The University has received inquiries regarding its level of emergency preparedness as a result of the federal governments elevation of the Homeland Security threat level. It is important to emphasize that no threats have been made against the University. University police are in regular, coordinated contact with city, state, and federal authorities, and will notify…

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    Police reports

    Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Feb. 22. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

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    ‘Sopranos’ actress shares eating disorder recovery:

    A beautiful young actress and a teen magazine with articles like Get cute hair in minutes put a fresh, surprising face on the subject of eating disorders at a panel discussion Monday night (Feb. 24) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

  • Science & Tech

    Professor honored for ongoing environmental research

    Harvard Professor Jack Spengler and MIT professor Mario Molina shared the $250,000 Heinz award, which recognized the independent bodies of work by Spengler and Molina, although coincidentally the researchers are…

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    Harvard files amicus brief on the consideration of race in admissions decisions:

    Harvard University, together with Yale University, Princeton University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and Duke University, has filed an amicus brief in the Michigan cases pending before the United States Supreme Court.

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    Martin Scorsese honored as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year :

    Martin Scorsese has never been the sort of filmmaker to milk his successes by creating endless sequels to his movies. There is no Taxi Driver 2, Raging Bull, the Comeback, or Son of Goodfellas.

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    Queen Latifah crowned Artist of the Year by Harvard Foundation

    Oscar nominee and Grammy Award winner Queen Latifah has been selected the 2003 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations. Latifah will be awarded the foundation tribute at Harvards Annual Cultural Rhythms Festival on Saturday (Feb. 22).

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    Faculty Council notice for Feb. 19

    At its 10th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council considered a proposal from the student members of the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) to move the deadline for dropping courses from the fifth to the seventh week of term. Rohit Chopra 04, Oluseyi Fayanju 04, Omolola Kassim 04, and Alexander Patterson 03, all members…

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    Alien abduction claims examined

    Mark H. says he was abducted by aliens. He clearly remembers awakening one night, unable to move anything but his eyes. He saw flashing lights, heard buzzing sounds, experienced feelings of levitation, and felt electric tingling sensations. Most terrifying were the nonhuman figures he saw by his bed.

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    HRES proposes 2003-04 increases for Affiliated Housing

    Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) has proposed a 0 percent rent increase for the majority of current Affiliated Housing residents who live in the approximately 2,500 Harvard Affiliated Housing apartments.…

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    Vaccine technique shows potential against common form of lung cancer:

    In a demonstration of vaccine therapys potential for treating lung cancer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists and their associates report that a prototype vaccine boosted the natural immune response to tumors in a small group of patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Moreover, the vaccine was found to be nontoxic and well-tolerated.