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...wasn't until the 12th century that formal rules were established forbidding clergymen to have sex. According to the Gospel of Matthew, Peter himself had a mother-in-law (which would usually imply a wife as well). The ban had theological roots--abstaining from pleasures of the flesh to demonstrate one's commitment to the church--but there was a practical reason too: celibacy meant no offspring vying to inherit church property. That's not to say the rules were always followed, however. Many priests' spirits proved weak and their flesh willing--notably the sybaritic Pope Alexander VI, who installed...
...money to be made, more and more people seem to be looking forward to the green, not the gala. You don’t need to be an economics concentrator versed in game theory to understand demand; with friends from other houses, seniors trying to get to that elusive 12th formal, and guests visiting from out of town, there will always be people clamoring for admission. Buying formal tickets simply to sell them, however, is a cynical money-making enterprise, a watering down of house spirit, and a disincentive to actually attend the event. Expectations are set unrealistically high when...
...honors at both the Highlander Classic and Miken Classic. Among Ivy pitchers, she ranked in the top three in all major pitching categories. The freshman led the league in strikeouts, saves, innings pitched (150.1), and opponent batting average (.183). She is seventh on the Harvard career strikeout list, and 12th in all-time wins. Brown was joined on the first team by junior outfielder Jennifer Francis, who led the Crimson with a .311 batting average, hitting .368 against Ancient Eight competition. Sophomore outfielder Emily Henderson, who led the Ivies in stolen bases with 15, was named to the second team...
...Salve Regina taking home top honors.In the A division, the Harvard team of sophomore skipper Matt Donelan and freshman crew William White in races one through six, along with the efforts of second-years skipper Colin Santangelo and crew Florence On in races seven through nine, took home a 12th place finish.“The wind was really shifty this weekend in both direction and pressure,” Santangelo said. “There were a few races out there that really threw me for a loop.”Their B division counterparts matched the A division?...
...Simon Gawlik. “Coming off the line, Northeastern hung with us for a good bit, but we were able to get up on them and continuously increase our margin. It seemed like we handled the conditions a little bit better.”The convincing win, the 12th in a row over Northeastern in the varsity eight, gave Harvard the 21st Charlie Smith Cup and its sixth win of the season.The Harvard second and third varsity eight got in on the fun as well, finishing 1-2 in the second varsity race. The Crimson...