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...first that sounds nonsensical. Harvard is a world center of scholarship and its students should surely be the best and the brightest. Which is indeed true, if one acknowledges that “the best?? students and “the brightest” ones are not the same, and are often far from similar. With their ability to good-humoredly juggle their multitude of commitments, a great number of athletes fall into the former category; with their grim resolve to crack their books as their overwhelming top priority, many Harvard students fit the latter classification...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: On the Right Track | 11/15/2002 | See Source »

...best?? have that perspective. “The best?? understand what it takes to work productively in a team. “The best?? are cheerful and committed individuals with a range of interests and pursuits. “The brightest” are, well, very bright. That is it. Before jumping on the anti-athlete bandwagon, it is worth considering what values we hold. At Harvard today it seems that “academics uber alles” holds sway. Which is shameful as there are so many skills in life...

Author: By Anthony S.A. Freinberg, | Title: On the Right Track | 11/15/2002 | See Source »

Yang’s supporters see Jiang’s visit as their best??and perhaps only—chance at winning Yang’s release...

Author: By Amit R. Paley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Jiang Visit Rallies Dissident’s Supporters | 10/18/2002 | See Source »

Well, as loathe as I am to quote the irrepressibly annoying Lee Corso, he probably puts it best??“not so fast, my friends...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No Defense for Crimson’s Performance | 10/15/2002 | See Source »

First, in a total reversal of his previously held position, Clinton argued that “today Saddam Hussein has all the incentive in the world not to use or give these weapons [of mass destruction] away.” This logic is flimsy at best??Hussein has already committed transgressions, such as trying to kill a former U.S. president, that could have ostensibly guaranteed his annihilation—and dangerously naive at worst. But more importantly, it explicitly contradicts Clinton’s prior warnings about the nature of the Iraqi regime...

Author: By Duncan M. Currie, | Title: Our Forgetful Ex-President | 10/10/2002 | See Source »

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