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...Billion. Collier's not the first to point out that elections, unsupported by robust institutions, are simply political fetishes. But his analysis, delivered with clarity and wit, digs deep into how they increase the risk of wars, uprisings and riots for the world's poorest. In rich democracies, elections allow citizens to hold their politicians accountable. Collier shows how in poorly educated places, riven by ethnic and tribal rivalries, the easiest way to win is not good governance, but bad. In a world that rewards the rituals of democracy - not just with local votes, but with fat aid checks from...
...HARVARD 2While the Big Green managed to score twice at the top of the second and build on its lead throughout the game, the Crimson nonetheless had its own opportunities to score.Its best attempt came at the bottom of the second when a fielding error by a Dartmouth outfielder allowed freshman first baseman Whitney Shaw to reach second. Following a hit up the middle from junior outfielder Jen Francis and with Harvard coach Jenny Allard furiously winding her arm to indicate she should continue running, Shaw dove for home plate and was just narrowly tagged out to end the frame.The...
...hardest part of the weekend’s tournament was sizing up the course. The par-70 Atlantic City Country Club in Northfield, N.J. averages a little over 350 yards per hole and just 93 yards per stroke. For the big hitting Harvard golfers, this didn’t allow them to get some room with monster drives. “It wasn’t a type of course that suited the type of team we have,” Pollak said. “It rewarded bad drives. You could hit it anywhere.” Also...
...sophomore Demetrius Gadson hauled in five catches apiece, with Gadson also making noise on the ground, running for 26 yards and a touchdown.Junior Cheng Ho had an excellent first half on the ground, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns before sitting out most of the second half to allow others the opportunity to play. Junior Ben Jenkins and sophomore Gino Gordon, Harvard’s other two starting running backs, sat out the game.Juniors James Williams and Alex Spisak will return to anchor the offensive line, though with Spisak sitting out most of the game, Harvard ran into some...
...Room. In addition to REEL TIME, a weekly listening hour that features audio recordings of poetry from the 20th and 21st centuries, there is IMPROMPTU POETICS, which invites guest poets to recording sessions in the Poetry Room, which are also open to the public. Lastly, Woodberry Works-in-Progress allows scholars and artists to speak with attendees about projects that are in their nascent stages. “Seeing someone immersed in the outset of an idea, when the yesses and nos remain unsplit in it, humanizes it and allows us admittance,” Davis says about Works...