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...don’t think he finished particularly well,” Amaker said. “He missed some shots that I think he would be the first to admit that he would probably make the majority of the time. He missed mostly jump shots...
...don’t wear Harvard t-shirts unless they got them for free.” Harvard students’ hesitation to serve as walking billboards for their alma mater is understandable; at the very least, our brand may lead passersby to raise their eyebrows. I, for one, admit to spending much of my time back home attempting to hide my college’s identity. When my dad dropped the H-bomb at a doctor’s office, I refused to speak with him for the entire car ride home. Many students choose to avoid...
...rallying against the favorite—a natural position for those without an affiliation to either team. But New England is a different type of favorite. It’s not fun to root for New England simply because the team stands at 18-0 (though, I admit, that does make it fun). The season has been “perfect,” from the fan perspective, because we have been able to watch the way a team comes together from its separate parts. The three players who have contributed most obviously to the Patriots success?...
...Pressure to Conform Many Muslims make daily choices to blend into mainstream office culture. Consider the Dutch marketing consultant who drinks wine at client lunches. Or the British computer-graphics expert who says he's popping out for a sandwich rather than admit he's going to the mosque. Or Arslan, who had to jettison her cultural values to argue for a raise: "Modesty is an Islamic virtue, but if you're modest, you don't get anywhere in Europe." Just as working mothers do, Europe's Muslim professionals raise issues about white-collar workplace culture and its demands. Those...
Though Davenport insisted that the Lampoon’s award had never used the theatrical society’s name, he did admit that the magazine may have been trading on the theatrical society’s prominence to land a big-time celebrity...