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...Braddock avoiding bigger issues in his life? Probably. He went to see a military psychologist. Didn't like him. He has no time for pity, his own or others'. While fellow amputees were offering encouragement to other survivors at Brooke, his bedside talks were sometimes brutal. "I made it a point to bitch out people who are giving up on themselves," he says. "I told them, 'You know the difference between amputees and cripples? A cripple is someone who gives up.'" Last May, three months after his surgery, he hiked up Washington's Mount St. Helens with his prosthetic...
...grave challenges our world faces, from Zimbabwe to Venezuela, from Nepal to Israel. Our labors, we believe, can make a difference. By supporting its students, Harvard contributes to understanding both at the global level and, more noticeably, at the undergraduate level. When writing on events such as the recent brutal house demolitions in Zimbabwe’s “Clean Up,” it helps immeasurably to have spoken directly to the victims while standing beside the rubble of their homes. Sections are brought to life by these student experiences, adding what no library book can. Bakshi took...
...Parade organizers say the 108-year tradition is evidence of the close ties between Mexico and Texas, but those ties seem lately to be fraying as the 1,250-mile border becomes increasingly dangerous. To the east of Laredo, renegade Mexican Army commandos are part of the Zetas, a brutal drug smuggling gang, and Laredo's sister city, Nuevo Laredo, once a favorite spot among Texans for weekend shopping trips, has been wracked with kidnappings, political assassinations and even a shootout between police and drug gangs near an international bridge...
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Harvard men’s basketball team washed away the lingering effects of a brutal loss in New Haven with one half of near-flawless play on Saturday night. Another spectacular guard effort keyed a 75-58 Harvard blowout at the Pizzitola Center and kept the team alive and well in the Ivy title hunt. The Crimson improved to 11-6 overall and 3-1 in the Ivy League. It was the most recent test in a tough opening stretch that includes five of the first six league games on the road. After suffering...
...foot race we shouldn’t have been in.” Hayes’ dagger silenced a Harvard bench that had erupted after Robinson sank two free throws to tie the game at 62 with just under four seconds remaining. “It was pretty brutal,” co-captain Maureen McCaffery said. “We weren’t really expecting it. I think we played well at the end. It was really exciting, but they got lucky.” Robinson had frustrated Hayes into off-balance shots almost all night, holding arguably...