Campus & Community

As sales of recorded music drop precipitously, the music industry has pointed a blaming finger at the dramatic growth of file sharing among individuals who search, share, and download music files from each other. Surely if consumers can get their favorite songs for free, the reasoning goes, theyre not making tracks to the nearest record store to pay $18 for a CD.

Americas intelligence community stands at a critical crossroads. So says Jack Grierson, the Kennedy Schools CIA officer in residence, who recently retired after 30 years with the agency.

The Ottoman Empire – what was that, an empire based on putting your feet up?

Detailed results of the estrogen-alone study within the Womens Health Initiative (WHI), which was terminated in early March 2004, are providing some of the first answers to questions about the efficacy of estrogen alone to prevent chronic disease in healthy, postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy. WHI researchers, including investigators at Brigham and Womens Hospital (BWH), have shown that after 6.8 years of study on more than 10,000 women nationwide, estrogen-alone hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women increased the risk of stroke, reduced the risk of hip fracture, and had minimal effect on the risk of heart disease and breast cancer. In addition, the research suggests that women who start estrogen earlier in life may receive more heart health benefits than those who start later in life. These findings are published in the April 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

The tour of Harvard Square left little doubt in Jody Pintos mind that this was a neighborhood full of well-loved buildings and important historical sites.

When Harvard Law School (HLS) Dean Elena Kagan charged the faculty with enhancing the intellectual life of the Law School, many of them convened conferences, booked speakers, and hosted seminars on legal issues of the day.

The Clothesline Project was designed as a way for survivors of sexual violence to air out their dirty laundry – a way for survivors of a crime that is often kept silent to let their voices be heard.

The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe at the Kennedy School of Government has announced the creation of its first faculty research grant program. Grants of up to $15,000 will support advanced research by Harvard faculty members on issues of critical importance to Southeastern and East-Central Europe. Grants can be applied toward research assistance, travel, summer salary, and course buyout.

Kokkalis Program supporting summer research grants The Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe is now accepting applications for summer research and internship grants. Students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate,…

I think I was living someone elses life, says Elisabeth Newman.

Blazing bats aside, it was another round of solid pitching that helped rocket the Harvard baseball team to the top of the Red Rolfe Division this past weekend at home. In a pair of doubleheader sweeps, four starting Crimson hurlers (and four relievers) allowed Columbia and Penn just nine runs, as Harvard held off the Lions, 4-3, and 10-2, on Friday afternoon (April 9), before dismissing the Quakers, 5-1, and 7-3, the following day (April 10). With the wins, Harvard (13-9-1) improves to 7-1 in league play.

Several hundred fans turned out on a chilly spring day at Ohiri Field this past Friday (April 9) to watch the host Harvard Crimson participate in two spring training matches against the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer, and regional power UConn Huskies. Getting a chance to match skills with professional players posed a unique opportunity for Harvard head coach John Kerr, himself a former Revolution player, but off-season rust was hard to shake off in the 45-minute match, with the Revolution emerging as 4-0 victors. Revolution forward and U.S. National Team player Taylor Twellman earned a hat trick on the day, with the fourth coming courtesy of an unfortunate own-goal from Harvard senior Andrew Nechtem.

If you want to increase your chances of living longer, taking cholesterol drugs is an easy way to do it. Thats the message from a Harvard study of 4,162 people hospitalized in 350 places in eight countries. It is the first research to show that intense lowering of cholesterol results in a major reduction in deaths and major heart attacks.

James F. Rothenberg, a leading figure in the investment world and a distinguished alumnus of both Harvard College and Harvard Business School, will become the Universitys next treasurer and the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1.

Morning Exercises To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement Exercises, the following guidelines are proposed to facilitate admission into Tercentenary Theatre on Commencement Morning: Degree…

April 19, 1775 – Six Harvard students march off with the Minutemen. April 1861 – A student chronicler at the Divinity School describes responses to the start of the U.S.…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the weeks beginning March 21 and ending April 3. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

President Lawrence H. Summers will hold office hours for students in his Massachusetts Hall office on the following dates:

Harvards Records Management Office (RMO) will offer a new presentation for office managers and other staff charged with file keeping. The new one-hour presentation, which will be offered on three Thursdays (April 15, July 8, and Oct 28), will provide practical guidance on filing systems, filing rules and procedures, and equipment and supplies. Each session will be held at noon at the Harvard University Archives in Pusey Library. Participants are encouraged to bring brown-bag lunches. To register online, visit http://hul.harvard.edu/rmo/

Okin memorial set for May 2 Friends and family of Susan Moller Okin, a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will host a memorial service on May 2…

For the first time in Harvards history, women comprise more than 50 percent of the students admitted to the freshman class.

President Lawrence H. Summers reaffirmed Harvards commitment to globalization and international education on a trip to Chile and Brazil last week (March 30-April 1), the first formal visit to Latin America by a Harvard president. Public lectures and meetings, including one with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and one with former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, packed Summers schedule. But his visits with Harvard undergraduates and faculty members affiliated with the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) regional office in Santiago, as well as with Brazilian students who are part of a formal exchange program between Harvard and two of Brazils most distinguished universities, marked high points to his trip.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute officials recently announced the establishment of the Center for Applied Cancer Science, a far-reaching initiative designed to convert basic molecular discoveries into new therapies for cancer. The center is an integral part of Dana-Farbers strategic plan, which commits the institute to making major advances in the development of cancer cures by accelerating the translation of scientific advances into novel cancer prevention methods, diagnostic techniques, and therapies.

Memorial Hall is light enough to give the crescent moon and Venus, shining together in the western sky, a little competition. After the sun and Memorial Hall, the moon and Venus are the two brightest objects in the sky. (Staff photo Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard News Office)

One is bound to feel some déjà vu in the wake of the Harvard womens hockey teams recent stumble in the Big Dance. Yet unlike last years showdown, when the University of Minnesota-Duluth pulled off a dramatic 4-3 win in the second overtime, the Crimsons 6-2 loss against the University of Minnesota this past March 28 played out more like a nightmare than a nail-biter.

League hands Hendricks player of the week Harvard hurler Trey Hendricks ’04 has been named Ivy League Pitcher of the Week for his efforts in steering the Crimson to a…

Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES) has announced the approval of the new rent schedule for approximately 2,500 Harvard-owned apartments rented by graduate students and other University affiliates. The new rents will take effect July 1, when the 2004-2005 rental season begins.

With the identification of the gene responsible for a newly recognized type of mental retardation, researchers at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have also discovered what appears to be the key target in the evolution of the frontal lobes of the brains cerebral cortex. The findings, reported in the March 26 issue of the journal Science, offer a key insight into the complex puzzle of human brain development – and the evolution of human behavior.

For the group of public school educators and administrators who gathered at the Graduate School of Education (GSE) Wednesday (March 31), pink slips and hiring freezes make teacher shortages difficult to imagine.

Two new exhibitions have opened at Houghton Library.