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...never even saw the Carpenter Center in person.WIDENER, LAMONT AND PUSEY LIBRARIESThe lore surrounding Widener is familiar to many: namely, the bibliophile Titanic victim whose mother donated a boatload—pun intended—of money to the school, premised on the condition that Harvard instituted a swim test as a requirement for graduation.This rumor is partly true. Harry Elkins Widener ’07, along with his father, died on the Titanic. His mother donated a large sum of money to the school in his name for a library, but stipulated that once Widener Library was built...
...never even saw the Carpenter Center in person.Widener, Lamont and Pusey LibrariesThe lore surrounding Widener is familiar to many: namely, the bibliophile Titanic victim whose mother donated a boatload—pun intended—of money to the school, premised on the condition that Harvard instituted a swim test as a requirement for graduation. This rumor is partly true. Harry Elkins Widener ’07, along with his father, died on the Titanic. His mother donated a large sum of money to the school in his name for a library, but stipulated that once Widener Library was built...
...testified that he had not had contact with Blagojevich's brother, who was the Governor's chief fundraiser and is also reportedly under federal scrutiny for allegedly putting the squeeze on Senate hopefuls (a charge he, too, has denied). After his testimony, Burris said: "I feel I passed the test with flying colors. I have nothing to hide...
...models allowed the scientists to test what would happen if whale populations declined. It turned out that whale numbers had little impact on commercial fish populations, in part because the kind of sea life whales like to eat - krill, plankton - is highly unlikely to end up on your dinner plate. "The seafood that people prefer is higher on the food web than [whales' diet]," says Gerber. There's also the undeniable fact that today's whale populations are still just a fraction of what they were in the days when Captain Ahab was (unsuccessfully) whaling, yet commercial fish populations...
...dramatic climaxes, it’s clear that every point is at stake.In a tournament of thrilling finishes, Harvard (4-1) captured the ECAC Men’s Indoor Tennis Championships hosted at the Murr Center. With two matches coming down to the wire, the tournament proved a early test of mettle for the Crimson. “Overall, we’re getting better playing under pressure, and that’s invaluable,” assistant coach Andrew Rueb said. As the Crimson prepares to defend its Ivy League title, it showed healthy progress with a championship...