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...Intersectional in New Haven. Host Yale took the crown with a score of 84, finishing 95 points better than the Crimson’s mark of 179. While Harvard’s A-division squad managed only a 16th-place finish, the B-division did manage to climb into ninth with a total score of 70 points. Persistent, strong winds made conditions especially difficult for B-division racing. The Crimson also braved the rain to participate in the Reid Trophy at Boston College, but was only able to place fifth out of six teams competing. By winning just...
Nothing much usually happens in Nalchik, capital of the obscure Caucasian republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. Mostly, tourists come to ski or climb in mountains that include Europe's highest, Elbrus. They buy honey and fruit from roadside markets or enjoy an easygoing approach to nightlife that particularly appeals to travelers from more conservative regions. The sleepy little republic, which is home to a mix of ethnic Russians and Muslims, was also largely free of the insurgency that has set much of the North Caucasus - Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia - aflame. Even when the security services cracked down on alleged radical Islamists, closing...
When Lyndon Johnson launched his War on Poverty in 1964, that Texas President aimed to bring support to the underprivileged and help them climb out of poverty. Bush, however, brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "war on poverty"--it now means war on the poor. And he has done it by letting corporations and the wealthy help themselves to billions from the nation's coffers...
When the Harvard Mountaineering Club (HMC) turned 80 this past August, it celebrated the occasion with a landmark climbing expedition in the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan. Now, the group hopes to carve its niche in posterity with some tributes of mountainous proportions. The club, which was the first American group to explore the Central Borkoldoy range of these mountains, is allowed to name all nine peaks they mounted, in accordance with mountaineering tradition. The names they have tentatively assigned range from Peak Harvard to Peak Adventure—with one peak bearing a title that holds sentimental value...
...unless you convince library staff you took the book by mistake. So either create an elaborate back-up story about how you were distracted by a huge snow penis and forgot you had a book in your hand, or just buy your freaking books. What happens if I climb fire escapes that aren’t mine? You could be arrested for breaking and entering, trespassing, and disruptive behavior. What happens if I climb fire escapes that are mine? Probably nothing, but by the time you have explained yourself you’ll have your ID number taken for underage...