Year: 2002

A haunting fragility pervades Reason, the current production at the Market Theater. Throughout the evening, which is as whimsical as it is cerebral, a series of interwoven stories unfold and layers of understanding are stripped away to reveal others beneath. One perception encases the next like the peels of an onion.

Like many other jazz lovers, Ingrid Monson welcomed the recent Ken Burns documentary on the history of the music. But she found that Burns gave insufficient attention to one vital aspect of this unique art form, its collaborative and socially expressive qualities.

Harvard University

Following are some of the incidents reported to the Harvard University Police Department for the week ending Saturday, Feb. 23. The official log is located at 1033 Massachusetts Ave., sixth floor.

With negotiations between the University and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) ongoing, students and union members demonstrated Tuesday for custodial wages higher than those offered so far by Harvard. The

Feb 5., 1954 – At the winter meeting of the Massachusetts Bar Association in Springfield, Law School Dean Erwin Griswold discusses the soundness and landmark significance of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which has lately gained much attention during congressional investigations of domestic Communist activity. The talk is broadcast over New England commercial…

Its one of the smallest things ever made but it promises to revolutionize some of the most important technologies in our lives. Its a wire as thin as 15 atoms that can make light by itself and behave as a complete electronic device. Such capabilities could lead to new ways to compute, communicate, encode, detect,…

In view of campus events last spring and since, the President of the University and the Deans of the Faculties have had a series of discussions in recent months regarding the rights and responsibilities of members of the Harvard community. These discussions have resulted in a statement by the President and Deans, which follows.

The central functions of an academic community are learning, teaching, research and scholarship. By accepting membership in the University, an individual joins a community ideally characterized by free expression, free inquiry, intellectual honesty, respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change. The rights and responsibilities exercised within the community must be compatible…

At a meeting of the Faculty of Medicine on December 19, 2001, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

Bruce Willis didnt save the world on his Valentines Day visit to Harvard, but he did manage to salvage his dignity, fielding every curve his hosts threw him with good-natured grace and humor.

WorldTeach, a nonprofit organization that places teachers in developing countries to teach English as a foreign language, has full-year programs in China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Namibia, departing in January, April, June, and September. Six-month programs in China and Honduras, or eight-week summer programs in China, Costa Rica, and Ecuador are also available. In August,…

Proposed 2002-2003 Rents for Current Affiliated Residents Living in Affiliated Housing:

Andrea Quintana 02 was one of the first to donate blood at Harvards Red Cross Blood Drive, which continues at Memorial Hall today (Thursday, Feb. 21) and tomorrow. It costs me nothing and it can help someone else, said Quintana, who has participated in nearly all of Harvards quarterly blood drives since her freshman year.

One day, it’s an ancient jade carving knife, so subtle in its contours that it appears flat until careful lighting restores its shadows and curves.

A new study from the School of Public Health (SPH) has found that in states and regions with higher levels of household firearm ownership, many more children are dying from homicide, suicide, and gun accidents. The differences in rates of violent death to children across states are large. The higher death rates in high-gun states…

Noted actor, producer, and director Blair Underwood has been named the 2002 Artist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation of Harvard University. Underwood will accept the Harvard Foundation award for his outstanding contributions to American performing arts in Sanders Theatre during Harvards annual Cultural Rhythms festival on Saturday, Feb. 23. The award bears the…

Margaret Bentley Sevcenko, editor of publications for the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture, died of respiratory failure on Feb. 9 at the age of 71. In the words of Oleg Grabar, Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Art Emeritus, Sevcenko joined the program at Harvard and M.I.T. in 1979, guided its first steps, and set…

Feb. 4, 1952 – Time runs out for the street clock in front of the Harvard Trust Co. (now Fleet) after a moving van knocks it down, smashing it beyond repair. The bank promptly announces that in two to three months, it will replace the 40-year-old landmark with another in the same spot.

At its 10th meeting of the year, the Faculty Council discussed the agenda for the March Faculty Meeting, particularly the motion to reduce the Core Curriculum Requirement from eight to seven half courses.

In the subheadline on page 1 of the Feb. 14 issue of the Gazette, Jeremy R. Knowles was misidentified as the dean of Harvard College. Knowles is the dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harry R. Lewis is the dean of Harvard College.

Harvard hockey stars win Olympic gold for Canada; Americans take silver

Bobby McFerrin at Harvard

Breathing a collective sigh of relief that they are not violating federal law, the nation’s teachers return this week to the widespread practice of letting students correct each other’s papers.

When Elijah Ary was 4, he began telling his parents about a place he visited in dreams that he called my planet.

The United States is at a pinnacle of world power comparable to that reached by the British and Roman Empires, yet in todays world its military might, economic power, and cultural sway arent enough to go it alone, according to Kennedy School Dean Joseph S. Nye Jr.

Spring in New England is a hard-won event. Snow lingers through April, chilly winds blast in May, and the Red Sox … well, maybe next year.

Whether your thing is studying computer science in Canada or Mayan textiles in Mexico, theres likely a fellowship to help defray your expenses. Now, a new fellowship offered by the Office of Career Services (OCS) will help you explore homelessness in Houston or work-to-welfare in Walla Walla.

A two-term U.S. senator, a 12-term U.S. congressman, Vice President Cheneys press secretary, and the daughter of President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson are among those who have been chosen for exclusive fellowships at the Kennedy School of Governments Institute of Politics (IOP).

Dean Peter G. Rowe of the Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced the promotion of Preston Scott Cohen to professor of architecture with tenure. The promotion of Cohen, who has been teaching at the GSD since 1989 and is the coordinator of the introductory design studio, became effective Jan. 1.