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...preparing to graduate, the players and coaches of the Crimson elect a rising senior to serve as captain for the upcoming season. The vote is generally a straightforward affair, refined over the course of 109 years of Harvard hockey, and the new leader of the Crimson is usually chosen without a hitch...
During the debate last summer, Walser, Schuster, and veteran members Alfred B. Fantini and Joseph G. Grassi supported an extension of the contract. Nolan, Richard Harding, and Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves ‘71 voted against. (The mayor, chosen by the city council from among its ranks, chairs the School Committee...
...incumbents and McGovern win, and no one changes his or her mind, that would leave a three to three split between those who supported the superintendent and those who opposed him. So ironically, it might be the mayor—chosen from among the city councillors—and not a School Committee member who ultimately determines whether Fowler-Finn stays or goes...
Akin to the selection processes for the dean of the College and the dean of the Faculty, the University president, who sits atop the entire structure, is not chosen by members of the University. Rather, the president is chosen by six members of the Corporation with the advice of three members of the Board of Overseers. During last year’s presidential search, students and members of the Faculty were consulted, but none of them were able to interview candidates. The search committee met with 350 individuals, sent letters to 245,000 persons, and received 2,300 correspondences...
Other Bostonians included among the 25 range from boutique owners and designers to athletes and CEOs, all chosen for “that certain something—a spark that transforms mere good taste into bona fide style,” according to the Globe...