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...Japan passing." Thirty years ago, Japan was much like the China of today, an up-and-coming global power with an economy that was the envy of the world. Japanese companies such as Sony, Toyota and Honda shoved aside their competition from the West. By the late 1980s, Americans came to see Japan's economic firepower as arguably a bigger threat to U.S. global dominance than the nuclear arsenal of the Soviet Union. Today, however, no one is scared of Japan. Growth has been anemic ever since a property-and-stock-price bubble collapsed in the early 1990s. China...
...then the rain came, forcing Harvard to cover up the pitching mound and fans of both teams to head for cover...
Despite wild scores, Harvard battled its way into a third-place tie, shooting a 622 over the course of the tournament. Penn took the title by tallying 612 strokes, Princeton came in second at 617, and George Washington matched the Crimson’s score for third...
Last year, Harvard dominated the tournament. Pollak came in fourth overall and Shuman finished just behind him in sixth as the Crimson cruised and won by 13 strokes...
...biggest controversy came in 2005 when the UC’s Campus Life Committee had to cancel Wyclef Jean’s performance because of low ticket sales. In the wake of student protests and a $30,000 loss, the UC passed control of College-wide social event planning to the newly formed College Events Board. Backed by a $200,000 budget from the Dean’s Office, the CEB, in partnership with the Harvard Concert Commission, sponsored a successful Yardfest 2006 headlined by Ben Folds, with an audience of 7,000. Since...