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...today. Amaker was a stellar point guard under coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke, winning the national defensive player of the year award as a senior in 1987, and later began his coaching career as an assistant under Krzyzewski.“Coaching-style wise, a person coming from his background would be an unbelievable person to learn from,” Pusar said. “He has the best of both worlds—mentored under probably the most famous college basketball coach...and at the same time, he has had success by himself in his own program...
Harvard's players, who met with Amaker last Friday, heard the news yesterday afternoon, and expressed excitement about the chance to play for a coach of Amaker's background and stature...
...consuming the religiously acceptable snack. Flaxman, also the vice president for community relations at Harvard Hillel, explained the choice of movie: “It’s basically about Jewish summer camping—that’s something that a lot of people have as a shared background.” And seeing as the characters of “Wet Hot American Summer” get more ass than the average Harvard student, FM can see why anyone would want to relive such a summer camp experience. Throw in the pizza, and it?...
Yesterday she said that Obama’s background and experiences give him an important perspective on international affairs...
...diverse.” Higgins said, however, that he believes the program does not exclude students based on their financial situation. “The skills necessary for fundraising are very interpersonal, and there’s no reason that someone from a lower socioeconomic background wouldn’t be able to gain those interpersonal skills.” Higgins said that students should take advantage of their personal and professional connections to solicit funds from for the campaign. “Students for Mitt is an innovative fundraising program geared towards engaging students in the political process...