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Last I checked, Harvard was situated in Massachusetts, not southern Asia, so why do we seem to be in the middle of a hearty monsoon season? For the record, unlike at other schools and businesses Harvard classes and activities are canceled for nothing, so pull on your wellies, attempt to resurrect your pathetic umbrella out of whatever origami shape the wind has folded it into, and try not to drown in the ocean formerly known as Harvard Yard. It’s sad and it’s nasty, but we’re in Cambridge, so it WILL happen again.

Also, relevant.

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We’re a little late coming back from break, but we’re sure you’re still feeling it anyway; back to the grind, baby. This week Noice presents a playlist just for you Sunday procrastinators, a little heavy on the Disney tunes but with a little Missy Elliot thrown in there for good measure. Enjoy!

You may have noticed a number of other universities that have long been broadcasting selected lectures over iTunes for anyone to subscribe to–well Harvard is now joining the pack. Look out for it when they start! And no…this doesn’t mean don’t go to class.

Bloomberg is reporting that President Obama has chosen current Harvard professor in health policy, Donald Berwick, to be in charge of overseeing the Medicare/Medicaid programs en lieu of the health care bill that passed. Berwick is 63 years old and, if appointed, would be responsible for programs that affect over 100 million people. The position requires a confirmation via the senate, thus the appointment is not set in stone. The article notes that “He would be the first permanent administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, since physician Mark McClellan left the position in October 2006. He would lead the department through the implementation of Obama’s $940 billion, decade-long push to cover 32 million uninsured Americans and make medicine more cost-effective.” In addition to being a professor of health policy here at Harvard, Berwick also practices medicine at Boston Children’s Medical Hospital and Mass Gen. Hospital.

Just watch this. Hilarity.