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...captain Chris Clayton said. “I was happy with the way everybody performed, especially under pressure, and being a little tired by the final day.” In the Northeast Invitational, Harvard produced a competitive display with several successes throughout the singles brackets. Competing in bracket one, Clayton opened with a double Ivy League scalp—defeating Princeton’s George Carpeni (6-3, 6-3) and Colombia’s Jon Wong (4-6, 6-0, 7-5)—although he eventually succumbed in the semifinals to Jonas Berg of Mississippi...
Obama also had a wide lead over McCain on level of enthusiasm among supporters in the 18-24 age bracket, with 83% of Obama supporters saying that they were at least “excited” about the election, versus 56% for McCain. However, a plurality of young voters (31% to 28%) said they trusted McCain to be a better commander-in-chief than Obama – despite disproportionately trusting Obama to better handle foreign policy and the war in Iraq...
...good reason: The program is a major step forward in eliminating socioeconomic barriers to attending college. The initiative—which limits annual tuition payments to no more than 10 percent of income for families making between $120,000 and $180,000 annually—allows families in that bracket to save several thousand dollars in tuition payments per term. Other aspects of the initiative demonstrate a sensitivity to college life for students receiving financial aid: The elimination of ongoing loans gives debt-free students the freedom to pursue opportunities in less financially profitable sectors, and the decision to stop...
...Harvard players were rewarded with individual success in the CSA Individual Championships. Sophomore Colin West earned a spot on the CSA All-American Team for his efforts, while freshman Richard Hill took home the Malloy Cup for his victories in the ‘B’ bracket. “In this situation, [Hill] had a lot of pressure to do well,” West said. “He played very well and stepped it up.” The Crimson’s youth was certainly a factor in the squad’s struggles toward...
...what we were able to accomplish this year.” A week after the Howe Cup, Harvard sent seven players to compete in the CSA Individual Championships, in which the Crimson recorded some of its best results of the season. Tiong advanced to the semifinals of the main bracket, the best performance for a freshman in the tournament, defeating former Crimson standout and 2006 national champion Lily Lorentzen of Stanford along the way. Snyder, snubbed by the main draw, charged through the Holleran “B” draw as the top seed to take the title. Freshman...