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Peacemakers

Two scholars’ extracurricular efforts in the Middle East

by Primus VI

Harvard Almost Human

“Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by.” Scholars up to the tune of 6,000 and more received degrees at this...

Requiescat

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." April 22 was the centenary of the birth of J. Robert...

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...

Advice to America from a French Friend

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by."In the course of scholarly rummaging in the Harvard University...

Astor von Leisbusch und Sohn

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by."Phantom may have had the president's ear (see "Phantom...

Stair Trek

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Philip M. Williams '57 dropped by Primus's third-floor office...

Lies about Harry

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Denison Beach has been hanging around the front steps of...

Missing Man

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Reader William R. Crout, S.T.B. '58, A.M. '69, founder and...

Zvon Song?

According to the Moscow Times, the monks of the Danilov Monastery in Moscow are preparing a formal petition to Harvard for the return of the...

Communication Skills

"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." Watching President George W. Bush at the podium, one might...