Campus & Community

On Dec. 4-8, 2003, representatives of Harvard University and members of a Russian delegation headed by the Father Superior of the Moscow St. Daniel Monastery met to discuss the future of the bells from the monastery that have hung in the Lowell House bell tower at Harvard University since 1930 when they were sold by the Soviet government. The Russian delegation acknowledged Harvards legal ownership of the bells and expressed its gratitude for the preservation of these bells. The discussions were cordial and constructive.

Things happen to Edward Elwyn Jones in the nick of time. Consider. In 1998, he was in his final year at Cambridge University, when he was invited to Harvards Memorial Church, first as Organ Scholar, and then to stay on for an additional year as assistant organist to University Organist and Choirmaster Murray Forbes Somerville. In 2002, just as Jones was finishing further music studies in New York, he was asked to take over as interim organist and choirmaster until the search for a permanent replacement for Somerville, who left Harvard for a position in Nashville, Tenn., was completed.

The Harvard University Bridge to Learning and Literacy Program – an education program for the Universitys service workers – is seeking volunteers who can commit two hours per week to tutor adult learners in language, literacy, numeracy, and computers skills. While some volunteers are needed immediately, the program is also asking people who may be interested in tutoring in the spring semester to inquire as soon as possible.

Band names Holmes Scholarship recipients The Harvard University Band has awarded its annual Malcolm H. Holmes Scholarship to freshmen Keneshia Washington and Kenton Hetrick. Given annually to two dedicated new…

Against a backdrop of afternoon sun, GSE doctoral student Kathleen Moran

Five Harvard students and one recent alumnus have been selected for 2004 Rhodes Scholarships, more than from any other school.

The Cambridge Police Department (CPD) reported a sexual assault at the intersection of Bow and Arrow streets on Tuesday (Dec. 2) at 10 p.m. The report states that a woman walking alone was struck from behind by a blunt object, knocked to the ground, and sexually assaulted. The suspect is described as a white male of heavy build, between 30 and 40 years of age, approximately 6 feet tall, and wearing a dark quilted/down jacket and a knit hat.

Rick McGregor, a Forestry Department employee for the city of Cambridge, makes sure a wreath looks just so on its lamppost in front of Lehman Hall as the holiday season kicks off in earnest.

A memorial service for John T. Dunlop, Lamont University Professor Emeritus, will be held Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. in the Memorial Church. A reception will follow in the Faculty Room, University Hall. Please enter through the north entrance.

At its fourth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council voted to endorse the proposed Summer School Courses for 2004. The council also continued its discussion of space planning opportunities in Cambridge and Allston.

December 1832 – In his Cambridge home, German-born Charles Theodore Christian Follen, Professor of the German Language and Literature (1830-35), introduces the Christmas tree to the United States. The “Harvard…

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) for the weeks beginning Nov. 16 and ending Nov. 29. 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:

Ashley couldnt have picked a better dad than Ed DeNoble.

Jill Martyn has million-dollar views from her front porch. And in the summertime, every night has its social hour and every weekend its party.

Large increases in copayments in tiered prescription drug plans increase the likelihood that patients will choose not to pay them and to stop taking prescribed drugs, including needed medications for chronic illnesses such as heart disease and acid reflux, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Holiday blood drive is under way The American Red Cross will team up with the University for a blood drive today (Dec. 4) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and…

Featuring two of Division I-AAs most prolific teams, the 120th playing of The Game was billed as a battle of offensive might. And even though Harvard and Yale combined for nearly 1,000 total yards and 48 first downs (not to mention Yale quarterback Alvin Cowans record-setting day of 438 yards), that tagline proved less than comprehensive at the end of the day.

Peljto named player of the week After averaging nearly 23 points and 8 rebounds per game to pace the Harvard women’s basketball team (2-2), senior forward Hana Peljto has been…

James Gray, a seasoned professional in real estate management, has been appointed associate vice president of Harvard Real Estate Services (HRES). He assumed his new Harvard role on Nov. 11.

In a new joint degree program with the University of Cambridge law faculty in Cambridge, England, up to six Harvard Law School (HLS) students each year may spend their third year in England to pursue that schools LL.M. degree. After earning an LL.M. at the end of the academic year, students would then be eligible to return to HLS for a single semester to complete their J.D. degree. The joint program will start during the 2004-05 academic year.

As the wind howls outside and staying in shape moves indoors, a couple of young warriors fight it out in the Hemenway Gymnasium. Matt Prasse 06 (right), poised and ready, waits for Gregg Peeples HLS 03 to challenge him with a mighty stroke.

It was what Id always imagined Ethiopia to be like. Afar was dry, hot, and barren. Located near the border with Djibouti, its where the bones of prehistoric Lucy were discovered. Afar is a region thats mostly desert baked by a scorching sun, where afternoon temperatures reach well over 100 degrees. Camels dot the landscape, winds sweep up little sandstorms, and nomadic herders with daggers tied to their belts saunter around in the sweltering heat. I visited Afar last summer, a month after arriving in Ethiopia. When I stepped out of a Jeep that brought me there into the light of that unforgiving sun, I thought to myself: Now, finally, this is Ethiopia.

This is the sixth in a series of interviews with Democratic presidential candidates.

Alma mater honors Nye Princeton University recently announced that Kennedy School of Government Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr. has been chosen the 2004 recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award, one…

They may be grandmas little pride and joy, but taking care of grandchildren more than nine hours a week can also be the ticket to increased heart problems, a study by Harvard researchers said.

Joan Larrabee, instructor in medicine at Joslin Diabetes Center, hopes to discover whether there is a distinct subtype of neuropathy in patients with diabetes.

Twice this year, delegations representing the Dalai Lama have gone to Beijing to hold talks with officials of the Chinese government. Many have interpreted these discussions as a sign that tensions between Beijing and the Tibetan religious leader are easing, and that the next step may be a visit to China by the Dalai Lama himself.

Nov. 20 was a good day in South Africa, according to U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Cameron Hume.

Its like some brain-teasing riddle – How can a baby have five parents, none of whom are recognized by law?