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According to Crimson archives, Al Franken spent a lot of his time as a Harvard undergraduate involved in the campus theatrical scene. Among his achievements were launching a cabaret in Currier House and staging an original musical about Richard Nixon. Perhaps his greatest achievement was starring as comic Lenny Bruce in the play Lenny (later made into a movie by Bob Fosse). The Dunster House production of Lenny marked the play’s first amateur performance...
...Lenny Bruce, Alan Franken is the nerve center of the production. Handling Lenny Bruce’s words with a sure feel for their comedy and poignancy, Franken makes it needless to debate the accuracy of his portrayal, Franken is not imitating Bruce, but he infuses the role with a vitality which recreates Lenny’s charm, wit and concern. Making the transition to convincing desperation when he is finally convicted of obscenity charges proves difficult for the ebullient actor, but he recovers his depth of characterization as Bruce’s degradation increases...
...artists have been inspired by microorganisms, but Bruce Carter and Arthur J. Olson find beauty even in the smallest streptococcus. Their 1978 “Variations on a Virus—Blue” was a generous donation of the artists to the Fairchild biochemistry building. Whether this is to the University’s gain is debatable...
...PBHA continues to put Harvard’s face out in the community, the need for resources persists. “The University should support it more. PBHA has to do a lot of their own fundraisers,” says Bruce Smith, a member of the PBHA Board of Trustees and the Director of Community & Government Program, Harvard School of Public Health. “Pound for pound, the PBHA is comparable to many national community service organizations. If this was Americorp, they would have their own professional fundraisers.” It’s a tough climate...
...legalize assisted suicide in France; 88% favor such a move. It's legal in Switzerland, and in certain cases in Belgium and the Netherlands. - By Bruce Crumley Scandalous BELGIUM European Commission President Romano Prodi fended off calls for high-level resignations over the misuse of funds by Eurostat, the E.U.'s statistical office. But his defiant stand did little to convince doubters of the Commission's ability to account cleanly for its €94 billion annual budget. Try Again SWEDEN Police investigating the stabbing murder of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh released suspect Per Olof Svensson and cleared him of involvement...