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...perfect 10-0 season. It was, in retrospect, a fortuitous miss, since circumstances might have complicated my loyalties.But now it’s November of 2006, and all signs point to yes—this will be the year I see The Game. But I have to admit that as I picked a path between the hordes of student groups hawking themed shirts near the Science Center yesterday, I felt none the worse for my lack of Game experience. You can’t tell a non-Gamer by sight, after all. I’ve not been tagged with...
Thus wrote a recent Yale alum in an e-mail to me when he learned of the new tailgate restrictions coming to the Game. As much as it pains me to admit, I think it’s clear he is more accurate than...
...still too bushy on the left side, though as he conceded, the mistake was invisible.Will was gone for the weekend (thank God: I could breath some fresh air at night without having to open all the windows). As I sat down to write this article (one which I admit must be rather unfunny for you diligent readers who don’t even know these random men), he called while on the bus back to Boston to see if I could possibly be on-call to pick up his XXL tuxedo from Classic Tuxedo tonight—he?...
...Jews: Asian-Americans Need Not Apply.” Much like Jews were before the 1950s, Asian-Americans are “shortchanged relative to their academic performance,” writes Golden. They are held to a higher academic standard in admissions, and are routinely admitted to the highest-level schools at the lowest rates of any ethnic group, including whites. Golden interviewed several current and former admissions officers at these schools to tease out a justification for the numbers. As it turned out, no sweet-talking was required. Official after official went on the record for Golden...
...that minor crusade was none other than then Defense Secretary Dick Cheney. Gates' nickname in the first Bush White House was Eyeore: no matter the topic, he always seemed to worry about the worst-case scenario. Gates, who has a healthy sense of humor, was usually the first to admit he was the in-house pessimist...