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...club members actually take them quite seriously. Don’t take it personally when there are more BU, BC, Wellesley, and Tufts girls at the AD’s Christmas party, or pink party, or Caddyshack party—it is no reflection on your wit, intellect, or desirability. (Just think of them as walking ego-boosters. They save you work.) Just don’t call them “imports” to their faces—Harvard girls keep it classy...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Navigating the Harvard Social Scene | 8/20/2009 | See Source »

...experimental psychologist, incubated in a Harvard seminar room, vetted by linguists and nutritionists and child-development experts (who once vetoed a segment in which Elmo crawled inside the letter O because they feared that a toddler might see it as permission to climb into a toilet). Obama famously prizes intellect over instinct; he says he wants to see the data and for the data to drive the decision. Sesame writers test-drive their skits on focus groups of young children to see how long they can hold the kids' attention and how well the writers deliver their desired message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tickle Me Obama: Lessons from Sesame Street | 6/15/2009 | See Source »

...aspiring oncologist passed away in early October at the age of 19, bringing an end to his four-and-a-half year battle with desmoplastic small round cell tumor, a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Friends and family said that Friedman exuded brightness—both in his intellect and his personality. His optimism even in the face of a bleak prognosis was the first trait noted by all who spoke of him. Robert B. Schaaf ’11, one of Mikey’s roommates, described how Friedman once printed 50 or 60 copies of a photo...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Michael J. Friedman '11 | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...John McHugh brings a great intellect and strong leadership capabilities to the position of the ranking member. The Republican leadership of the Armed Services Committee could not be in better hands." - Representative Duncan Hunter, on being succeeded by McHugh as ranking member on the House Armed Services Committee. (The Syracuse Post-Standard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John McHugh: Obama's Pick for Army Secretary | 6/3/2009 | See Source »

...This ability to thrive in any academic environment reflects the curiosity that characterizes Randall’s intellect. This trait, along with a penchant for original thought, have defined Randall’s celebrated career as a theoretical physicist...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Class of 1984: Lisa Randall | 6/2/2009 | See Source »

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