January 14, 2000

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A new children's book by the playwright David Mamet is creating quite a stir in Cambridge for what some say is a jab at Harvard University's law school.

The book tells the story of a sow named Henrietta who is rather bright and aspires to a career in law. She sets out for the "Great University" in Boston, but finds that its admissions officials won't even consider her application "as she had no credentials save an honest and