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Three selected for book-collecting prize Two seniors and one freshman have been awarded the Visiting Committee Prize for Undergraduate Book Collecting. David Orenstein ’02 received a first prize of $1,000…

Lance Schumacher is a man in motion.

Spreading the wealth of the industrialized world to developing nations will certainly ease poverty, but the problems leading to international terrorism are too complex to be solved by economic programs alone, Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen said Saturday, April 13.

As the Harvard baseball team warmed up to a blaring rendition of Welcome to the Jungle this past weekend (Saturday, April 13) at ODonnell Field, the tune could have served as a harbinger for the Radcliffe rugby team, playing within earshot on their home pitch. The young Radcliffe team (just two seniors deep) entered some pretty hostile terrain against a more experienced University of Massachusetts, Amherst squad. And once the dust settled, and there was plenty, UMass – a national title contender for the past three straight years – had manhandled Radcliffe, 32-3.

A new School of Public Health (SPH) study finds that among high-income nations, the United States has the highest rate of female homicide victimization. The United States accounts for 32 percent of the female population among 25 high-income countries, but 70 percent of all female homicides, and 84 percent of all female firearm homicides. Some 4,000 American females are murdered each year.

The recent anthrax scare and continuing threat of bioterrorism is prompting the revision of sometimes antiquated public health laws, but experts caution that drafters have to carefully consider whether the new laws trample civil liberties in efforts to protect public health.

In a monastery in northern India, thinly clad Tibetan monks sat quietly in a room where the temperature was a chilly 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Using a yoga technique known as g Tum-mo, they entered a state of deep meditation. Other monks soaked 3-by-6-foot sheets in cold water (49 degrees) and placed them over the meditators shoulders. For untrained people, such frigid wrappings would produce uncontrolled shivering.

In an hour-long debate in the ARCO Forum on April 11, two presidential environmental advisers – one currently in the Bush administration, the other previously in the Clinton administration – politely squared off on several controversial environmental issues. Among them: the urgency of human-induced global climate change, the need for increased conservation measures, and the eco-philosophy of President Bush that has left many seeing red, not green.

Michael Crichton 64, HMS 69, best-selling author and blockbuster director, came to Harvard Medical School Thursday, April 11, to deliver a lecture advertised as exploring the busy intersection of The Media & Medicine.

It was dark driving down the Dominican Republics narrow roads at 3 oclock in the morning. It was dark hiking into the Parque Nationale del Este, negotiating dirt trails by flashlight on an expedition to collect insects from the forest canopy above.

David A. Wan, currently president of the Penguin Group, the global trade book division of Pearson plc, has been named president and chief executive officer of Harvard Business School Publishing (HBSP) Corp. Wan will succeed Linda Doyle, who will assume a faculty teaching position at HBS. Doyle has been HBSPs president and CEO since 1994. The transition will begin in May, with Wan assuming the CEO position July 1.

Their legs may be failing, buttressed by canes and walkers their hearing is amplified by mechanical aids the color of their hair is, for most, a distant memory.

When the curtain rises on The Happy Few, this years freshman musical, audiences will meet a stressed-out and sometimes sordid cast of characters (and stereotypes): exhausted test-takers, Wellesley co-eds on the prowl for rich Harvard husbands, a miserable daughter trying to escape from the clutches of her overbearing father, and a scheming dean, intent on expelling any free spirits from campus. For just one night, the frazzled student characters sing in the shows first number, Lord let me sing out free from dread.

Filmmaker Richard Rogers was known for his appetite for knowledge and his omnivorous interest in the world around him. That interest is reflected in the diversity of the films he made, ranging from portraits of American writers to an exploration of the Nicaraguan revolution to the biography of an early 19th century rural midwife, to searching investigations of his own life and family history.

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When the curtain rises on The Happy Few, this years freshman musical, audiences will meet a stressed-out and sometimes sordid cast of characters (and stereotypes): exhausted test-takers, Wellesley co-eds on the prowl for rich Harvard husbands, a miserable daughter trying to escape from the clutches of her overbearing father, and a scheming dean, intent on expelling any free spirits from campus. For just one night, the frazzled student characters sing in the shows first number, Lord let me sing out free from dread.

The vaulted ceiling of Harvards Memorial Church echoed with praises of former Harvard President Nathan Marsh Pusey on Friday (April 12), as President Lawrence H. Summers and former presidents Derek Bok and Neil L. Rudenstine joined the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes and former Divinity School Dean Krister Stendahl in describing a man of uncommon vision and courage.

Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo, the Andean-born shoeshine boy who became the elected leader of his country last May, spoke of the enormous challenges of fighting extreme poverty and revamping the economy of Peru during a public address at the Kennedy School ARCO Forum Saturday (April 13) afternoon.

For a sport whose origins date back to the 14th century, kendo — the traditional art of Japanese fencing — couldnt be more contemporary. From the sleek equipment, to its spiritual emphasis, kendo (which literally means the way of the sword) is like yoga with an attitude. Shinai in hand (a bamboo sword made of four fitted staves), opponents — matched without regard to size or gender — square off for three minutes, scoring points by striking clear blows to the head, wrist, and torso. The first player to score three points is deemed the victor.

Few people in post-politically-correct academia would admit that they prefer white people to black people or black people to those from the Middle East. From the classroom to the cocktail party, opinions like men are better at math, Asians make the best violinists, or women cannot be strong corporate leaders are unpopular.

In a tree-planting ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at the Medical School, the center presented its first Global Environmental Citizen Award to Edward O. Wilson, the Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus. Wilson was honored for his efforts toward protecting the ecosystems and species of the world.

Wheelchair marathoner William Tan experiences the loneliness of the long-distance racer as he hauls it up Heartbreak Hill last Marathon Monday. Tan dedicated his efforts to Childrens Hospital, raising money as part of Childrens Kids at Heart Marathon Team.

In the Locke seminar room in the Barker Center, students in History 2661, Graduate Readings in 20th Century African American History, are discussing a biography of W.E.B. Du Bois with their professors, Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and David Levering Lewis. Lewis brings a unique perspective to the conversation: Hes the books Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Political satirist and comedian Al Franken will share his wit and wisdom with this years outgoing seniors as the 2002 Class Day speaker, the Harvard College Class of 2002 Senior Class Committee announced Tuesday (April 16).

Following a nationwide search that began last fall, President Lawrence H. Summers announced Tuesday, April 9, that he has appointed Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, leading historian of education and president of the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation, as the next dean of the Graduate School of Education.

In March, 23 volunteers from Harvard traveled to rural North Carolina to rebuild the Antioch United Holy Church, destroyed by arson. Their work transformed the students as well as the church. Gazette photographer Justin Ide and writer Beth Potier joined them to document this Alternative Spring Break experience.

Eating more fish may help save your life, according to two new studies.

Following a nationwide search that began last fall, President Lawrence H. Summers announced Tuesday, April 9, that he has appointed Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, leading historian of education and president of the Chicago-based Spencer Foundation, as the next dean of the Graduate School of Education. Lagemann succeeds Jerome T. Murphy, who served as dean from 1992 through June 2001, and Judith Singer and John Willett, who have served jointly as acting dean since Murphys departure. Lagemann will assume her duties in July.

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April 29, 1636 – John Harvard marries Ann Sadler, sister of the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge University. Just over a year later, they emigrate to New England.