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Adam I. Arenson
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Snapshot Harvard
On this pleasant morning, with the wind blowing a quiet melody through the trees and the dappled green of Tercentenary
Making Harvard Better
At Harvard, reading period tends to be a time focused on the past and the very near future. Despite your
History and Change at Harvard
In the final chapter of his 1990 book The University: An Owner’s Manual , former Dean of the Faculty Henry
A True Guide to Concentrations
Elite seminars, with no room for falling behind. Lots of students, with room either to hobnob your way to great
You Need To Get Away
My first week here, a tenured professor told me to get lost. In the keynote speech of the "Hub of
A Thesis Diary
As of March 1, I have successfully completed my thesis. After a little laundry, a lot of rest and a
Editorial Notebook: Intolerance and School Violence
On Monday, Santana High School was rocked by the sort of tragedy that has occurred with alarming frequency in the
Columnist Outtakes
As a child, being slowly weaned off cartoons, my favorite part of the newspaper was the columns. Not editorial colums--these
The First Section
"Hello, and welcome to the first section of Literature and Arts D-16: 'The Image of Heraclitus in Democratic America and
Taking It All In
Retroactively, I have found I had a real winter break this year. I didn't think of it as a vacation.
Deeply Divided Supreme Court Rules for Bush
A bitterly polarized U.S. Supreme Court effectively ended the presidential hopes of Al Gore '69 last night, reversing a Florida
What Are House Libraries For?
It is a time not long ago, in a place quite like our own. Our hero, despite all her efforts
Harvard vs. Yale 2000--Bingo Style
Midterms? Interviews? Thesis deadlines? Please. This weekend is about fun--getting the whole elite-school family together around a pigskin, before getting
The Nader Lie
Ralph Nader seems a respectable enough individual. A Harvard Law School alum, he let his conscience lead him away from
A Harvard Civic Responsibility
Perhaps October is the cruelest month. With the happy reunions over and the summer a faded memory, the realities of
