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Alexander Bevilacqua
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The Lamp in the Spine
On a windy November morning last fall, I found myself on the river Cam in a small boat with eight
Gallic Interiors
PARIS—If exclusivity describes the obstacles posed to those seeking access, then the library of the Institut de France is one
First-Year Fraud
Like many other American liberal arts colleges, Harvard encourages students to dabble until they can select what makes them most
Buy and Be Free!
On Nov. 3, a spacious Emerson auditorium filled for a lecture on female orgasms. The event, organized by a collaboration
Quo Vadis, Germania?
Confusion has a hold on the largest country of the European Union even two weeks after national elections were held.
Shopping Week Identity Crisis
Its the same every term: a new semester means the chance to erase your past errors. As everyone scurries about
Make History of History 10a
This morning sees the return of a Harvard tradition which we would do better without: the fall term lecture course,
Searching for Europe’s Lost Aspirations
A lively group of Spanish students jostles at the visitors’ entrance to the European Parliament. It’s time for the official
Amid Bloodshed, Resilience
Upon arriving in London on Thursday July 7th, just hours after the explosion of four bombs on the city’s subway
Erasing Boundaries
Last Friday, several students sat over lunch at the Center for European Studies. We talked animatedly with historians, political scientists,
You’re Kindly Invited...
On the surface, it’s a brilliant idea. One of the many civilized and enlightened customs of this university. And who
International Adventure Wanted
Many types of international experience are fruitful, as the report on the Harvard College Curricular Review (HCCR) rightly suggests. After
A Wide-Open Widener
Physically, but even more so in the minds of those who study there, Widener Library is the heart of Harvard.
Roman Pomp, European Dream
By Alexander Bevilacqua Last Friday, while we all agonized about the impending U.S. elections, in Rome a singular political spectacle
