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...class and, in my rereading of the tragedy, I found one character who struck me as unmistakably familiar. This one character has knowledge, power, and smarts, knows when to show sympathy, or when to march up indignation. He is the supreme politician. This one character struck me as devoutly Harvardian in his understanding and use of human weakness. I could envision him campaigning amongst important friends for student office, dashing up to an extra-curricular office in Hilles, or whispering knowingly with a TF after section. This one character was Iago, the villain...
...tactics are actually helping workers, but at least students seem to be paying attention—kind of. Some were taken by the grammatical implications of the phrase “Greed is the new Crimson.” We were especially amused by this highly Harvardian response to a SLAM email...
...friend, a girlfriend, a boyfriend—is number six or seven on the list of extracurriculars, if that. So if people are reading this, one thing I would encourage them to do is to really value those human connections. 7. FM: How has your Harvardian background helped you in your profession, if at all?AB: That certainly does help. Harvard is a recognized global brand, and a brand means a very small amount of information which stands in for a huge amount of information that is reliable. So all you lucky ducks at Harvard: well played...
...Run” stem? “The notion of appealing to the gods for special attention to their [freshmen’s] wishes has really surfaced in the last couple years,” said Dingman. But, of course, we wanted to know more. Who was the first Harvardian to supplicate himself before the river gods in hopes of avoiding the quad…and Dunster…and Mather…yes even Mather though this is sweet...
...Berle Jr. ’13 and HLS Professor Felix Frankfurter served as close advisors, with Frankfurter later becoming one of FDR’s appointments to the Supreme Court. But FDR did wield the privilege of his birth at times. His first presidential nomination was orchestrated by fellow Harvardian and millionaire real estate speculator named Joseph P. Kennedy, class of 1912. Kennedy’s machinations behind the scenes won FDR the California delegation during the Democratic primary.THE CHARISMATIC CATHOLICWhile he never captured an elected office, Joe Kennedy bequeathed his political hopes to his sons, both of whom attended...