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Alexis B. Offen

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Jewish Group Teaches Members How To Be a Man

They're gun-toting, chicken-slaughtering, beef-eating Harvard men. And they're Jewish. They're also members of Hillel's Men's Group, a student organization that


25 Years for the Preacher Man

By 8:45 every Thursday morning, Rev. Peter J. Gomes has descended the suspended stairwell of his grand yellow house on


Harvard Leads in Marshall Scholar Winners

Six Harvard seniors and one recent graduate were among the 40 American students named Marshall Scholars this week. Nisha S.


Tom Wolfe Comments On College Social Life

Author Tom Wolfe wowed a Lowell Lecture Hall audience Friday night with his insights on college social life, dating, fashion


Former Student Sues MIT, Claims Broken Contract

A 1998 MIT graduate who had his diploma suspended this summer for involvement with the death of a first-year fraternity


Website Faces False Advertising Lawsuit

The head of VarsityBooks.com lashed out yesterday at college bookstores who are suing the company over claims of false and


HMS Prof. Resigns After Fraud Allegations

A Harvard Medical School specialist on aging resigned last Tuesday from two administrative positions following questions about the misuse of


University To Host New Mentoring Program

This summer Harvard will host Quest Scholars, a mentoring program that offers low-income high school students the opportunity to develop


McNamara Describes Lessons Learned in Vietnam

Looking back at the lessons of the Vietnam War, former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara warned a full house