Writer

George W. Hicks

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Connections Help in Senior Recruiting

"It's not what you know; it's who you know." Harvard students don't like to hear this phrase. Here in the


Don't Be Rude

I was riding my bike on the sidewalks of Harvard Square the other day, speeding to yet another appointment--maybe a


Home: An Acculturation Guide

Thinking about our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday next week reminded me of something that I learned early in my first year


Harvard, Overheard

"Hello?" "Hey, little bro! Just checking in from the office to see how you're handling first-year life at Harvard. Not


Livin' La Vida Loker

When Harvard's biggest donors gather together at various philanthropic events, do you think they make fun of Katherine Loker behind


Change We Could Use

Whenever I think the denizens of Cambridge, students included, are starting to show some real signs of intelligence, that common


Falling Dow, Rising Awareness

In case you hadn't noticed, Wall Street went to the bathroom a few weeks ago. It has yet to emerge.


The Man Who Would Be "Muggsie"

C ountless Harvard students have passed by his marker on Mass. Avenue. They pause before the face etched in brass,