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...these stories inspire our vision of the future. Without them, we could see Harvard only as it is, not as it could be. Perhaps we do not have a Heisman candidate in our backfield or a lottery pick in our backcourt, but the Szczerbiaks, the Okoyes, and the Blakes allow us to imagine, “What...
...vote in the Class of 2009’s elections. HAA Senior Class Coordinator Alexandra Monti said that the two e-mail lists had been combined for an earlier purpose, causing the mistake. Both classes received e-mails with a link to the online ballot and passwords to allow them to log in and vote. The HAA then sent a follow-up email to the class of 2008 asking them: “Please don’t vote!!!” Punctuation aside, Monti said that the mistake “will not in any way” affect...
...current turmoil. Interest rates on variable-rate bonds have soared as investors demand higher rates of return on these securities in the face of widespread market instability. A University spokesman declined to comment on how this spike in interest rates has affected Harvard’s balance sheet. Bonds allow the University to collect money from investors in exchange for the promise to repay the principal amount plus interest later. The coupon rate of variable-rate bonds is tied to the market interest rate. Princeton, which had issued $200 million worth of variable-rate bonds, has seen interest rates...
...controlled choice system, a placement program that attempts to increase diversity based on socioeconomic status rather than race, in a hearing last night. At the meeting, held by the school community relations subcommittee, parents pleaded for more access to information and a more humanized approach. Controlled choice allows parents to submit a ranked list of preferred elementary schools but ultimately uses an algorithm that assigns students to fulfill set demographic ratios. Cambridge parent Raymond Traieth, who said he believes controlled choice has failed, said the “cold cynicism” of the program alienates people from the values...
...act—charging the field after a thrilling triumph—is one of sports’ greatest moments. It is an art, with its own set of patterns, techniques, and masterstrokes. I’d like to consider myself an aspiring artist. As Joyce did so before, allow me to provide advice and inspiration to those of you artists as young men and women out there looking to join (to rush if you will) this exclusive fraternity (or sorority, we’re non-exclusive here). Without further ado, the five principles of field storming, as ordained...