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...James Ziemer, a nearly four-decade company veteran who was named CEO in 2005 after having served as CFO, announced plans to leave the post. Bergmann, the current CFO, is considered a candidate to replace him. But the company is likely to choose an outsider with a stronger marketing background to assume the post with a fresh set of eyes to guide Harley-Davidson through its current crisis. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harley-Davidson Tries to Rejuvenate Its Business | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

...interview with The Crimson. “As far as the age and that kind of stuff, it is neither here nor there,” he said. “It’s about what you bring to the table—the knowledge and background you have.” Kelleher supported his former player’s leadership ability, citing his maturity despite his youth. The newly hired coach’s tender age will create an interesting dynamic in the weight room next year. Current Harvard football captain Carl D. Ehrlich...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield and Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Names New Strength and Conditioning Director | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

Before soldiers even don their uniforms, however, they should undergo a more intensive psychological screening as a preliminary test for the psychological toll of combat. Currently, applicants’ psychological backgrounds are evaluated by U.S. Army recruiters through an interview; it seems that an assessment of an applicants’ psychological background could be conducted by a more qualified individual. The U.S. Army’s role of defending the nation is extremely important, and filling our forces with men and women who are in top shape, not only physically, but also mentally, is of the utmost importance...

Author: By Anthony J. Bonilla | Title: A Sickness in the System | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

...waist is darkened, and the only discernible forms are a golden phallus incorporated into a threatening horned visage drawn in tribal paint. In another photograph entitled “Black Friar,” Fani-Kayode is dressed in black religious garb and set against a dimly lit background. His face is lit from below, as if illuminated by ceremonial candlelight. Fani-Kayode looks uncomfortable in his friar’s robes. The lighting is just strong enough to capture his eyes, which avert downwards and away from the penetrating gaze of the camera and the viewer. Fani-Kayode?...

Author: By Mark A. Fusunyan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Sprituality, Sexuality in Rotmi Fani-Kayode Exhibit | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

...stand / I’d stand with you ’til the end / But you don’t need a friend when you’re a teenager in love with Christ and heroin.” And like that, Molly Ringwald is cast to the background in the mental picture, lingering to strike an evocative contrast to the song’s underpinnings. This is The Pains of Being Pure At Heart at their best, when they avoid the “aw shucks” puns that they can otherwise be drawn to, crafting excited, conflicted...

Author: By Ruben L. Davis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart | 2/12/2009 | See Source »

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