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Barbara H. Urbanczyk ’03, the former Vice President of the Radcliffe Choral Society, says that the concert is a “morale booster...
That idea was a relatively universal one and not confined to Harvard. The self-importance of the radical students was similarly widespread. However, Harvard itself injects its students with an ego-booster shot that is not necessarily negative, Cantor argues...
Broadbent’s match was not only huge as a confidence booster for him, it was also crucial for the Crimson. Harvard squash had never lost a 9-0 match in their storied history, and Trinity’s bottom eight players had all defeated their Crimson players handily, with only sophomore Gaurav Yadav winning a game for Harvard, by the time Broadbent finished his match...
...cameras in the unmanned Ranger 6 moon probe were blinded during lift-off when plasma seeped into the booster. The failure of the mission caused a sensation at the time, and the space agency took measures to shield its camera systems. How could the new NASA get burned by such an old enemy? Two engineers who submitted reports to the nine-member crash investigation board told TIME last week they believe the problems may be more institutional than technical. With budgets tight, safety protocols may have been allowed to erode over time. When problems or anomalies were spotted, administrators...
WALTER RAIZNER Big Blue Booster...