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Lois E. Beckett
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Twitter is My Graduate School
For the past nine months, I’ve been sleeping on an IKEA mattress folded in half.
Addendum to "Kids Who Would Be King"
About a year ago, I e-mailed one of my classmates for an article about Harvard students with political ambitions. He wasn’t sure he wanted to be interviewed, so we talked about the article on the phone. He told me it was stupid for college kids to speculate about their political careers.
Only at Harvard
Best of this weekend's house list appeals: "Would anybody be willing to trade a Petraeus ticket for a Dalai Lama
Yes We Can (Get a Job)
Yes, seniors, we know. If you're not doing TFA or on the receiving end of a super-sweet fellowship, the prospect
Building Character for 'Angels in America'
CORRECTION APPENDED A little more “fabulous.” A little less “fabulous.” During his first rehearsals, Jonah C. Priour ’09 kept dialing
Melancholy of a Nobel Laureate
Last night's "Witness" event in Memorial Church--meant to celebrate the intersection of the arts, humanities, and human rights--featured Toni Morrison
Lions & Tigers & Gender-Neutral-Housing, oh my!
Yale is so close to instituting gender neutral housing. Harvard...not so much. Resident Life Assistant Dean Josh McIntosh will be
(Almost) Free Books!
Have you always longed to own one of Erez Manela's* discarded tomes? The History Department is hosting a BOOK SALE
To Do Tomorrow: Lunch with Slate
Better than your current lunch plans: Slate editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg will be at the Kennedy School from 12 to 1
Free Broadway Show
Diane Paulus, the ART's new artistic director , has decided to endear herself to undergraduates by sponsoring a trip to
Best.Study.Ever.
Harvard researchers will give you cocaine. And pay you $425. AND PROVIDE A TAXI. More info after the jump. <span
