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...coffee with the awkward kid from section. I don’t want the yuppie strollers and biodegradable footprint-patterned carafes of Peet’s—give me plain cups and the cacophony of the Square any day. I skip the Mather shuttle so I can visit you on my walk to the Yard—without you, how can I rationalize coming to lecture 15 minutes late? I am always surprised by your unique and occasionally bizarre ice cream variety—if you leave, I’ll never...
...Norton lectures on cultural issues, culminating next week. The Norton lectures are rare events, and have been given in the past by the likes of Bernstein and Lionel Trilling. Stay tuned, because next week, Arts will be taking an exclusive look at both the Bernstein fest and the Barenboim visit. Barenboim’s final two lectures will take place in the Paine Concert Hall today and on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 4:30 pm, both days. No tickets are required. For more information, call 617-495-2791. —Abe J. Riesman
...donning hard hats and tool belts, and building wooden wall frames for some of the 26 houses Habitat is constructing in Cluj. One will go to the Parauan family: five people who now live in one tiny room of a dank, Ceausescu-era tower block, which the executives visit for a stark reality check. Whoops of delight rise up when the first frames are hauled into place and a house starts to take shape. "Sometimes I feel like I've sold my soul, working for a multinational," says Katerina Pette, 30, who moved from Greece to manage the Ikea inventory...
...rights record or any leader who illegally develops nuclear weapons must be condemned—loudly, publicly, and persistently.Yet in the United States and here at Harvard, these supposedly obvious democratic principles are often overlooked in favor of political expediency and the sanctity of the party line. The recent visit of former Iranian President Sayyid Muhammad Khatami could not have highlighted this point more clearly, providing a sterling example of the malleable standards by which we judge some leaders but not others.To give some context to Khatami’s visit, it is important to step back in history...
Paul went to visit a doctor on June 23 and is still under medical care because the cause of his fainting has not yet been determined...