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Editor’s Highlights Sign up to be notified of new issues. See a sample newsletter	Skip to primary navigation March-April 2004 Volume 106, Number 4 Jump to Section: Letters, Right Now, The Browser, Harvard Calendar, Up Next, Features, John Harvard's Journal, The Alumni, The College Pump, Treasure Letters Cambridge 02138 JUDGING THE DEFICIT DANGERWhat’s good for short-run fiscal policy is bad for long-run fiscal policy ("The Deficit Danger," by Benjamin… Right Now The Way of Trout Strange to say, swimming through rough water may actually be easier than swimming across a calm pond. At least that’s true for many kinds of… Twigs Bent, Trees Go Straight In a discussion of criminal-justice issues, former U. S. Attorney General Janet Reno once stated that the life trajectory for most criminals was… The Politics of Disaster When a natural disaster strikes in the United States, only the president has the power to declare the site a federal disaster area, making it… Pliable Paradigms If ever someone understood the challenges of changing people’s minds, it was Charles Darwin. After doing his research in the Galápagos… Kids Turn New Pages Parents in the 1960s generally expected their children to be passive observers who did as they were told. Today’s parents are more likely to… Back to top The Browser Minding the Gap Abigail Thernstrom, a member of the Massachusetts State Board of Education, and Stephan Thernstrom, Winthrop professor of history at Harvard… Off the Shelf St. Patrick of Ireland: A Biography, by Philip Freeman, Ph.D. ’94 (Simon and Schuster, $24). It’s a pious fiction that Patrick drove the snakes… Worry, a Powerful Driver In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, by Robert E. Rubin ’60, LL.D. ’01, and Jacob Weisberg (Random House, $35)… Chapter & Verse Frederick Wegener hopes someone can supply an earlier source for the remark "[I]t is often the higher nature that yields, because it is the… Back to top Harvard Calendar Harvard Calendar THEATER. The American Repertory Theatre presents Harold Pinter’s black comedy The Birthday Party on March 6 through 27 at the Loeb Drama Center… Back to top Up Next Family Ties They’re the people who knew you first. For years, they were probably the people who knew you best. But once you’re in college, and for a while… Coming Home, Coming Out During his freshman year at Harvard, Sandi Simcha Dubowski ’92 lived a double life.In Cambridge, he was a highly public gay activist. In… Forging a New Bond FORGING A NEW BOND Here are some tips to build an adult relationship with your parents. Leave the past behind. Many people cling to old… Back to top Features The Imbalance of Power For more than 50 years, the transatlantic partnership between the United States and Europe has been the linchpin of this country’s foreign… The Deadliest Sin In the bottle before you is a pill, a marvel of modern medicine that will regulate gene transcription throughout your body, helping prevent… From Elite to Everyman Genetic endowments aside, an elite endurance athlete and the average daily walker are, in their adaptations to exercise, different less in kind… Exercise: A Changing Prescription The first formal epidemiologic study linking activity to better health took place in the late 1940s, when a researcher in London, Jeremy Morris… Fuel for an Active Lifestyle Fuel for an Active Lifestyle Everyone should eat a balanced diet, but exercisers in particular should pay attention to the following advice… Walter Channing In a career spanning nearly six decades, Walter Channing provided the medical skills and compassionate care women sought as they faced the pain… A God's Eye View of Space Harvard’s plans to complete its "North Campus" in Cambridge took an important step forward when the University reached an agreement… Peacemakers If there is going to be a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," says Robert H. Mnookin, "the rough outlines of what… Doctor Yes "Since our freshman year, beginning in the fall of 1939 with World War II, the primary focus of my interest has been how the world copes… Let's Make a Deal The Program on Negotiation (PON), a robust organization headquartered in Pound Hall at Harvard Law School, was founded in 1983 by seven pioneers… You Play the Mall Developer Teachers of negotiation use role simulations, powerful learning devices that help students internalize theory in a compelling way. I play the… Back to top John Harvard's Journal Baker, Bisected The reconstruction of Harvard Business School’s Baker Library — to incorporate a 100,000-square-foot new "academic center" and… Rethinking College The current review of Harvard’s undergraduate curriculum has become the widest imaginable inquiry into teaching and learning at the College… Arts and Sciences' Ambitious Plans In his annual report, published in early February, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) William C. Kirby outlined three simultaneous… Michael Ignatieff Unlike the world, the Kennedy School office of Michael Ignatieff, Ph.D. ’76, is immaculately tidy. "It’s complete illusion," he… University People Jacqueline A. O’Neill Rose Lincoln / Harvard News Office Madam Marshal President Lawrence H. Summers has appointed Jacqueline A… Agassiz Agreement Harvard’s plans to complete its "North Campus" in Cambridge took an important step forward when the University reached an agreement… Flame and Ashes Harvard’s plans to complete its "North Campus" in Cambridge took an important step forward when the University reached an agreement… Allston Budget Billions Harvard’s plans to complete its "North Campus" in Cambridge took an important step forward when the University reached an agreement… "Extraordinary Bonuses" Harvard’s plans to complete its "North Campus" in Cambridge took an important step forward when the University reached an agreement… An Icy Amenity Photograph by Stu Rosner Dean of the Law School Elena Kagan testified that she decided on the spur of a frozen moment in January… New from Lewis and Clark Two collections assistants at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology were making an inventory of objects in the Oceania storerooms last… Yesterday's News 1919 Alice Hamilton is appointed assistant professor of industrial medicine, becoming the first woman to hold a professorial position at the… International Enrollment by School The University is an increasingly international community. For the 2002-2003 academic year, according to the Harvard University Fact Book… Military Recruiting: The Lawsuits In the wake of new military recruiting practices on campus, sharp differences of opinion continue to fuel exchanges about the right way to… Brevia Cellist CelebratedThe tenth annual Harvard Arts Medal will be conferred on internationally acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76, D.Mus. ’91, during… The Prankster's Secret Thayer. 2 a.m. Six freshmen, clad in muted grays, stocking-caps, and ski-masks, review, for the umpteenth time, their plot. Lock-pick kit?… The Rhodes Roster Thayer. 2 a.m. Six freshmen, clad in muted grays, stocking-caps, and ski-masks, review, for the umpteenth time, their plot. Lock-pick kit?… Maestro of the Mat Last December, at the Cliff Keen Invitational wrestling tournament in Las Vegas, something unusual happened: Jesse Jantzen ’04 lost a bout. In… Winter Sports in Progress Ice Hockey The men (8-11-2 overall, 6-8-1 ECAC) continued strong play that often has come up a goal or two short. By midseason, their only Ivy… Back to top The Alumni Of Software and Apples Sure, he’s got the traits. He’s young (34), bright, ambitious, intense, brimming with ideas. He walks fast, talks faster, and rarely wears a… Enjoying the Endowment Harvard benefactors can, for the first time, participate directly in the superior investment returns earned on the University’s endowment assets… Harvard@Home: Four New Programs Harvard@Home, the University-wide initiative for putting learning on-line, has introduced several new programs. They are: "The Process of… A Special Notice Regarding Commencement Exercises Morning Exercises To accommodate the increasing number of those wishing to attend Harvard Commencement Exercises, the following… An Offer She Couldn't Refuse An unexpected phone call from her son’s therapist snapped Claire Scovell LaZebnik ’85 out of her "second novel syndrome." Dr. Lynn… Off the Record Editor’s note: Last October, Leo Beranek, S.D. ’40, AMP ’65, received the National Medal of Science for engineering from President George W… Back to top The College Pump Stamps of the Ivy League "Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Isn’t it time that the Postal Service honors Brown and… Back to top Treasure Snug in Seal The inhabitants of Japan’s northernmost island enjoy cold that pierces and snow that blows, but the indigenous Ainu woman who possessed this…

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