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Down 4-2 going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the Harvard bats broke out of their slumber. Facing freshman closer Matt Duffey, right fielder and tri-captain Jeff Bridich hit a hard ground ball in between the first and second basemen for a single. Second baseman Faiz Shakir then singled into center. Sophomore shortstop Mark Mager followed with a perfect sacrifice bunt that put Shakir and Bridich in scoring position...
Maybe the FDO doesn't feel like they owe the violators anything because those students broke the rules. But, come on, let's be practical. If students are made to feel like victims of the solution, then they will never show proper respect for the problem of fire hazards--and they will remain just as vulnerable as they were before...
Sheng came to Harvard thinking about concentrating in economics or biology. But after breaking a 4 x 5 camera during a photography class, he felt indebted to the Visual and Environmental Studies Department. Explains Sheng, "I called Chris Killip [head of the VES photography department] and said, 'I broke the glass plate on the camera. But on another note, I've decided to join the VES Department.'" The artist that influenced and continues to influence his work is Nan Goldin, whose famous work, "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency," documents the relationships in her life. Goldin was a visiting professor...
...euphoria stemming from the recent Smith & Wesson gun control accord has been doused with a cold shower of reality. Thursday, the gunmaker, which broke ranks with fellow manufacturers to strike a gun safety deal with the federal government, issued a "clarification" of the terms of their agreement, essentially removing the teeth from the groundbreaking deal. While government officials maintain that Smith & Wesson agreed to several initiatives, including restricting sales of the company's products to dealers who followed stringent background check and safety procedures, the company disagrees with that interpretation, dismissing the government's claims...
...prompting all but Toledo to fall out of the race. "And election observers had warned that with many of the far-flung election booths under military control, there may be attempts to rig the poll," says McGirk. Now, Toledo, who led his supporters' protest march, plans to go for broke in a runoff vote. But Fujimori doesn't give up easily. After all, a president who, like Yeltsin, once used his military to close down an uncooperative Congress isn't going to be spooked by a few million angry voters...