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Im the man with the blue guitar. Picasso tried to paint me in Paris but he never got my soul.

The Faculty and Student Advisory Committees of the Harvard Foundation awarded 87 grants to some 40 different undergraduate student organizations for projects in the fall 2001 semester. More than $20,000 were disbursed for intercultural and race relations projects ranging from an East Coast Chicano (Mexican-American) Student Conference to a Korean Association lecture on the Korean…

None of the artists who participated in the Nov. 9 panel discussion Sprung From Ruins presumed to offer words of wisdom about how the arts might heal or soothe or put right the terrible damage wreaked on this country on Sept. 11.

Harvey V. Fineberg, former provost of the University, has been selected to become the seventh president of the Institute of Medicine (IOM). He will begin his six-year term on July 1. Fineberg was dean of the School of Public Health for 13 years before serving as the Universitys provost from 1997 to June 2001.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office from 4 to 5 p.m. on the following dates: Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Feb. 1,…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the week ending Saturday, Nov. 10. The official log is located at 29 Garden St.

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Nov. 7, 1898 – The Harvard Bulletin (predecessor of Harvard Magazine) publishes its first (four-page) issue. Cost: 8 cents.  Nov. 10, 1903 – In the now-demolished Rogers Building (or Old…

A fire in the Eliot House Grille, located in the basement below M-Entry, forced the evacuation of approximately 430 Eliot House students Sunday, Nov. 11, shortly after 8 p.m. Students in nearby Kirkland House were also temporarily evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported. Thick black smoke was reported coming from the basement common…

At its fifth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed with deans Vincent Tompkins (academic affairs) and Jeffrey Wolcowitz (economics and undergraduate education) a new multiyear curricular planning initiative being undertaken in the faculty.

On Monday, Nov. 12, three graduate students were the victims of two separate armed robberies. The first robbery occurred at approximately 12:30 a.m. opposite 16 Holden St., when the suspect approached two students from behind and demanded their wallets. Although no weapon was produced, the suspect made a gesture to his pocket, along with threatening…

Nathan Marsh Pusey, the 24th president of Harvard, died early on the morning of Nov. 14 at the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. He was 94.

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Nathan Pusey dies at 94

After a Bambi-like season opening flop this past Saturday (Nov. 3) against Brown – a 4-2 loss vs. a team projected to finish last in the ECAC – the Harvard mens hockey team (1-1-0, Ivy 1-1-0) sprang back with a sure-footed 5-2 win over Ivy rival Dartmouth on Sunday at home. Though the 15th -…

A fire in the Eliot House grill, located in the basement below M-Entry, forced the evacuation of approximately 430 Eliot House students Sunday night shortly after 8 p.m..

Harvard’s women’s golf team finished its official fall season in solid standing, but the season’s high point came Oct. 28, when the team beat Yale in a scrimmage.

What could be more fun than playing in the mud? Imagine this: Slippery mounds of oozing clay seeping through your fingers, dramatically changing shape under shifting pressures. Your eyes trained on a rising gray slab-becoming-cylinder, growing taller (and more delicate) as you guide, pull, stroke carefully up … wheel spinning, knees steady, back tense, a…

Daniel J. Simons, Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, and Lionel Hall proctor Susan Wright received the first annual John H. Marquand Awards for exceptional advising and counseling at a reception Monday evening (Nov. 5). The prize, awarded to one faculty member and one nonfaculty adviser, honors legendary Dudley House senior tutor John H.…

The possibilities and the limits of negotiation in the post-Sept. 11 world will be examined by two of the worlds best-known negotiation scholars, Law School (HLS) professors Robert H. Mnookin and Roger Fisher. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the two will discuss Afghanistan: Negotiating in the Face of Terrorism. The event is free and open to…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $3 million grant to Harvard University for a four – year national study of college science students. The goal of the study, to be carried out by the Harvard – Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA), is to determine which methods of teaching science in high school best…

More than 100 students from the Graduate School of Education (GSE) packed the Gutman Conference Center Monday (Nov. 5) to meet with President Lawrence H. Summers as part of the search for a new dean of the School. Calling the choice of a new GSE dean one of the most important appointments that I will…

The Community Gifts Through Harvard Campaign bears a special burden this year. The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 have created both material and psychological needs for many individuals. Even those not directly affected by the attacks have been shaken by them in ways that may not be immediately apparent.