Word: anxious
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...dying seconds of Saturday night’s game, Harvard freshman Brogan Berry’s runner bounced off the glass before seeming to touch every inch of metal. As the ball swirled around the rim, the anxious faces of the Crimson players on the bench told the whole story: the team simply needed the shot to fall. But the nervousness soon turned to dejection. As the ball fell, not through the net but into the grip of Columbia’s Judie Lomax, Harvard lost its grip on the ability to control its own destiny.Saturday...
...Professor David M. Cutler ’87 departed to work with Obama on health care policy, and Professor Jeremy C. Stein joined Summers at the NEC. Visiting Professor Owen A. Lamont and Professor Raj Chetty have replaced Stein and Cutler, respectively, but department members said they are still anxious about the hiring slowdown. “If economics is going to remain as popular as it has been for the last 20 years, we need to have more faculty resources in order to provide the educational experience that would be more comparable to what other departments are able...
...Senate Democratic leadership was so anxious to declare victory that they ran to announce the news before their House counterparts had fully signed off. "The difference between the Senate and House versions were resolved," Senate majority leader Harry Reid told a throng of reporters on Wednesday afternoon. "The bills were really quite similar. And I'm pleased to announce that we've been able to bridge those differences." (Read "How to Know When the Economy Is Turning...
...where she worked. The payments were made between 2002 and 2008, during which time Suleman gave birth to most of her first six children, even though she was separated from her husband during part of this time. Psychiatric evaluations of Suleman portray a well-mannered but very depressed and anxious woman who reported severe lower-back pain, which limited her ability to pick up her 15-lb. baby without first sitting down. She also had difficulty sleeping. Wrote one doctor: "Since the birth of her baby, she has become very fearful that he will be kidnapped, injured...
...notoriety and all the glitz and glamour that came their way because of a strong performance a little bit ago,” Amaker said. “They’ve come back to work, and been enthusiastic. And I think that they’re eager and anxious to see if we can stop the slide on Friday.”—Staff writer Timothy J. Walsh can be reached at twalsh@fas.harvard.edu...