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Matthew S. Meisel
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Dean’s Office Neglects Simple Shuttle Solutions
To the editors: It’s nice to see that Shuttle Services and the College Dean’s Office are investigating ways to make
Sliding from Science
“Wait, you concentrate in chemistry? You always struck me more as the government type.” Over the three years I spent
The Public Genome
It’s April 2031, and a now 46-year-old campus politico of the class of 2007—pick your favorite—is in Manchester, N.H., to
Resting On (Mountain) Laurels
As the hippie days of the 1960s drew to a close, the British scientist James Lovelock began to formulate a
Shooting The Magic Bullet
New mosquitoes may block malaria transmission, but who decides when to release them into the wild? The United States has
Bullets from Outer Space
In June 1908, a stray space rock—now thought to be a comet—hurtled toward the Tunguska River in Siberia and exploded
A Bright Idea
The snidely named “How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb” Act has a not-nearly-so-sinister goal: To reduce
Predictions
The Crimson’s editorial board puts its slightly scuffed crystal ball to work. Michael B. Broukhim ’07 Editorial chair Drew Gilpin
Notes On Primal Harvard
EX-CRUCIATING As if seeing an ex-fling isn’t awkward enough, seeing him naked takes the cake—so I realized at Primal Scream
The Final Stretch
EDITOR’S NOTE The Annotations section is meant to convey a smattering of impressions, written by Crimson editors, on a certain
Our Hangup with Hydrogen
In his 2003 State of the Union address, President Bush let loose a string of incredible whoppers about the promise
One Week Later
SMUG JUSTICE The “Opal Mehta” controversy has inspired tremendous outrage among many observers, most of whom have no connection to
University at a Crossroads
In the two days since University President Lawrence H. Summers announced his resignation, many pertinent questions have arisen. Some concern
Lamont Student Center?
If you think the melée- cum -protest that was last Monday night at Lamont is going to be a one-time
