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...wonderful,” says Fletcher. “There have been times when I’ve felt that I’ve been at the right place at the right time.” And they also say their experience has given them better listening skills, a boon in Harvard’s competitive environment. “Now when someone tells you that they have five papers and two tests you listen to them and respond to what they’re saying, rather than just waiting for your turn to speak,” Stephanopoulos says...
...groups anytime soon.There are, however, many steps that grant-giving organizations and the Undergraduate Council should take to distribute more equitable funding that can in turn help defray ticket costs. Some improvements have already been made. The Council’s new online common grant application is a great boon for arts groups. It allows these groups to apply for grants from multiple organizations—such as the Ann Radcliffe Trust and the Office for the Arts (OFA)—with just one application...
...after falling into that unenviable position, perhaps having three weeks between games was a boon for the Crimson. With all the talk of possible rink rust from the long layoff, Harvard has struggled consistently over the season’s first 19 games and may well have benefited from the time off. Crimson coach Mark Mazzoleni was quick to emphasize that his players still conducted voluntary practices and used the weight-rooms together, maintaining their conditioning over the three-week stretch...
Depending on whom you ask, the absence of a dominant player is either a problem or a boon for tennis. Former Australian pro John Alexander thinks the latter. "We've entered an age where instead of a single great champion - or a single great rivalry - we have a crop of fine, equally matched players," he says. "It's going to be tough for any one of them to dominate ... but it'll be exciting to watch them try." Alexander includes in that group Hewitt, who topped the year-end rankings in 2001-02 before slipping to No. 16 last year...
Nowadays doctors can help many of them. Since Viagra's ballyhooed debut in 1998, the little blue pills and their progeny (Levitra and Cialis) have been doled out--thanks in part to former Senator Bob Dole's TV huckstering--by the millions. They have been a boon for countless men (and, one hopes, their partners) while reducing demand for penile implants and other awkward mechanical aids. "We took Mr. V on our cruise," an elderly couple recently wrote Tampa, Fla., sex therapist Bonnie Saks from their post-counseling trip. "Had a great time. Thank you very much." Still, these wonder...