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...Closer to home, problems in the undergraduate experience at Harvard kept cropping up. Committee members firmly believed that the College was the "crown jewel" of the University, and thus were troubled by the issues faculty and administrators kept raising: classes were too big, there weren't enough faculty, housing was overcrowded, and the sciences seemed to be falling by the wayside. Finally, it became clear to the committee members that Harvard had outgrown Cambridge. Over the next half-century, Harvard would need to shift across the river to land purchased in Allston, and the 27th president needed to lead...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Committee's Long, Diligent Search | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...three have won three Ivy titles in four years, including a share of the crown with the Big Red this year...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Softball Loses Ivy NCAA Berth | 5/7/2001 | See Source »

...Boit” and Paul Gauguin’s “Women and a White Horse,” but also lesser-known works such as a small ancient Greek “Head of Aphrodite” from the 4th century B.C. and a delicate gold Indonesian crown from the 13th century. Although using furniture as the basis for floral interpretation might seem difficult, a surprising number of arrangements dealt with cabinets, chairs, silverware, and other “objets...

Author: By Maria-helene V. Wagenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: April Showers Bring MFA Flowers | 5/4/2001 | See Source »

...Topo tastes sort of like a tuna melt, but some innovations are surprisingly good. Still, at times it feels that messing with sushi - the crown jewel of Japanese cuisine - is the equivalent of tarting up the Mona Lisa in mascara and a dye job. "It may not be traditional," agrees Jonathan Moore, owner of the Bond Street eatery, "but you gotta admit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wild Rice | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

...Crimson (21-18, 11-3) now share the title with Cornell (32-16, 11-3), which was hoping for a split between Harvard and the Big Red in order to claim sole possession of the crown...

Author: By Robert A. Cacace, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Softball Wins Share of Ivy Title With Sweep | 4/30/2001 | See Source »

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