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Some Famous Faces to Watch For This Week
You might see these famous faces on campus during Commencement 2010.
Get an Adam Wheeler T-Shirt!
We're willing to bet that life has been rough for Adam B. Wheeler over the past few days, what with all the scandal about his scam that got him a spot at Harvard. But along with the national media frenzy and widespread condemnation of Wheeler, here at Harvard a few individuals have taken up his cause—or have they? Now, thanks to the efforts of a few seniors, you can get your very own "Free Adam Wheeler" T-shirt.
Harvard in 1950
Over the next few days, we'll be pulling snippets from The Crimson archives to commemorate the coming class reunions. You'll see selections from the graduation year of each class celebrating a reunion next week. The above image of a "modern" young man cramming for a language exam by listening to tapes of French indicates that Harvardians in the 1950s considered themselves on the cutting edge. But they still had a long way to go.
Harvard in 1945
Over the next few days, we'll be pulling snippets from The Crimson archives to commemorate the coming class reunions. You'll see selections from the graduation year of each class celebrating a reunion next week. Their representation might be weak next weekend, but the class of 1945 is still celebrating its 65th reunion this year.
Wheeler Fever
In response to the case of Adam B. Wheeler—a former Harvard student who was indicted on 20 counts of larceny, identity fraud, falsifying an endorsement or approval, and pretending to hold a degree—the national media and their affiliates scoured the Square yesterday for student reactions. Below, we've compiled some video clips that feature our fellow students.
Harvard in 1940
This week alums are arriving from across the country for class reunions. To get everyone in the mood for wandering the yard, attending the requisite acapella concerts, and gathering at the myriad picnics to reminisce about the good old days, FlyBy will present clips from The Crimson's archives. Today we bring you snippets from 1940, when all mail was snail mail, many Harvard men smoked pipes, and a few Cantabridgians had yet to embrace their lefty reputation.
Blumenthal Didn't Fight in Vietnam (But He Did Go to Harvard)
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam, and you exemplify it," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard D. Blumenthal '67, a former Crimson Editorial Chairman, in a speech delivered to veterans and senior citizens in March 2008. The Norwalk, Connecticut audience did not immediately react to Blumenthal's assertions concerning Vietnam, but as the New York Times reports, "there was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam."
