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In his novel Moby Dick, Herman Melville wrote about mans encounter with the destructive forces of nature.

On his first day at Harvard, John Rigby 03 thought the place was a mess. The Yard was littered with branches, twigs, trash, and whole oak trees torn from the ground. Of course, there was a good reason for the carnage: Boston was just beginning to peek out from hiding after the great hurricane of…

Janel Reppert Rice makes sure to warn volunteers for the Prison Education Project of Harvard University that prison is not a consumer-friendly place.

Johanna Paretzky 03 came to Harvard a jock. Her high school days and summer vacations had been filled with soccer, basketball, and karate, and she considered competing at Harvard.

For someone who likes to get things done, often in overtime, senior hockey standout Jennifer Botterill places a surprising amount of stock in the power of persuasion. Yet the explosive Canadian forward – part owner of four Beanpot titles (two of which she won in OT), one national championship (also won in OT), and two…

When Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton receives the M.Ed. degree today from Harvards Graduate School of Education (GSE), hell be one of the few graduates whose parents are not proud.

In his sophomore year, Sachin Shivaram 03 spotted a course at the Kennedy School of Government that sounded tailor-made to his interests: Race, Class, and Poverty in Urban America, taught by sociologist William Julius Wilson.

Next fall, while many of her fellow graduates are sending their resumes around to Fortune 500 companies or getting ready to pursue graduate or professional degrees, Shelby Braxton-Brooks 03 will be taking a route that is a little less well-worn and, in some peoples estimation, a lot riskier.

In Aftertaste, senior Ceridwen Doveys documentary film about South African empowerment project wine farms, there are no good guys or bad guys, no obvious winners or clear losers.

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As a part of its new program in Berlin, the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies (CES) will be sending three Harvard College students to Berlin, where they will serve as interns at important German institutions of learning and research.

At Harvard College, no one has to live on campus after freshman year, yet an astonishing 97 percent of students continue to do so until graduation – and whether they know it or not, they have their house masters to thank.

The following graduating seniors were elected to Phi Beta Kappa:

Two extraordinary women contributed their inspiring presence to this years Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Literary Exercises. Ruth Simmons, president of Brown University, presented the oration, and Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, read the Phi Beta Kappa poem.

Harvards Class of 2003 reaped sage advice and congratulatory wishes from not one but two Class Day speakers yesterday (June 4): Saturday Night Live comedian and actor Will Ferrell and President George W. Bush, impersonated with hilarious accuracy by Ferrell.

A joyous peal of bells will ring throughout Cambridge today.

An art educator, a political philosopher, a bioethicist, and a Washington journalist received the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) Centennial Medal on Wednesday, June 4, at the Harvard Faculty Club.

One hundred seventy-one people were honored on Thursday (May 29) for reaching a milestone this year: 25 years of service to the University. The 49th annual 25 Year Recognition Ceremony – a unique event in that it recognizes both faculty and staff from across the entire University – was held at the Ropes-Gray Room, Pound…

Achievement at the Business School (HBS) takes many forms, both inside and outside the classroom. Each year the Deans Award recognizes individuals whose daily lives and actions embody and further define the Schools most important ideals. Five members of the Class of 2003 were honored by Dean Kim B. Clark for their outstanding contributions to…

Albert W. 43 and Katharine E. Merck, enthusiastic advocates for excellence in public and private education, have given $15 million to Harvard to strengthen teacher training and instructional technology. With gifts to the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the Mercks will enable the University to share its…

Celebrating the excellence and diversity of research by Harvard College seniors, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study awarded its 2003 Fay Prize to three students whose theses explored mangroves, motors, and the mind.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is pleased to announce the names of the women and men selected as 2003-04 Radcliffe Fellows. While at Radcliffe, this years fellows will work individually and across disciplines on projects chosen for their quality and long-term impact. Together, the fellows distinguished endeavors are the focus of the institutes scholarly…

At first glance, it is hard to see a campus on the 110 undeveloped acres that Harvard owns in North Allston. The parking lots, warehouses, and industrial sites are evidence that there is much groundwork to be done. Officials say it could take years, if not decades, before a new campus can be fully realized.…

Margaret Atwood 62, Canadian novelist, poet, and critic, will receive the 2003 Radcliffe Medal on Friday, June 6, at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at the yearly Radcliffe Association luncheon.

For the most part the photos illuminating the dark theater are indistinguishable from one another. This is the building before… and this is the building after.

Twenty-five years ago, when she was just 18 years old, Cindy Huff had a stroke that paralyzed her right side and left her unable to talk, read, or write. Feisty and focused, Huff, a server in Adams House for Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS), re-learned speech and literacy skills, then added driving, sewing, playing pool,…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending May 31. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

The Harvard University Portrait Collection has acquired two new portraits. Portraits of the late Arthur Lehman, A.B. 1894, and Adele Lewisohn Lehman were unveiled at a ceremony on May 15 at Lehman Hall. The portraits were the gift of the Lehmans grandson, Ambassador John L. Loeb Jr. 52, M.B.A. 1954. Located in the southwest corner…

June 1890 – Thirty-one-year-old Clement Garnett Morgan, Class of 1890, makes national headlines as the first black person chosen to deliver a Harvard senior class oration. Three years later, Morgan…

In order to gain admittance to Harvard Yard on Commencement morning, June 5, guests must have Commencement tickets, which they will be required to show at our gates.