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...fatal flaw of former Mets GM Steve Phillips was his refusal to rebuild, his stubborn belief that the team would contend and reach greatness with one or two added pieces. He didn’t grasp the concept that baseball isn’t like the NBA, where two superstars can turn any last-place team into championship material. Baseball teams can’t be fixed so easily. Successful teams build from the ground up and then fill in the pieces...
...course, some will contend that it is foolish to think that a baby who cannot speak, write or pull a lever can vote, but along the same lines, a catatonic adult is not able to vote either. Again, the distinction of a truly acceptable vote is not the age of the voter, but simply the voter’s ability to cast a ballot. Also, it should be noted that every four-year-old child will not be shoved into a polling both and forced to deliberate in elections. All I am suggesting is that those few children who independently...
...critically important—goal of providing students with a broader, international perspective. To cite one regional example: now that Lebanon and Yemen are off-limits, students wishing to travel to the Middle East are left to choose between the Gulf, Jordan and Egypt. Cynics may contend that these countries can bestow enough perspective on the Middle East to suffice, but we suggest that these cynics try convincing a Lebanese national that his culture is exactly the same as Jordan?...
...particularly claims regarding actions the candidates intend to take in the future. I have no doubt that if the Election Commission tried to regulate candidate claims, Adomanis would instead vilify it for taking the role of “ultimate arbiter of truth.” I contend that it is the role of the media and voters to analyze and weigh the claims and promises of the candidates. If the candidates’ far-fetched or unlikely claims are not being publicly debunked to Adomanis’s satisfaction, he ought look no further for blame than...
...Harvard’s recent run—five wins in six games, including two over top-10 opponents—should have dispelled any doubts as to whether the Crimson can contend this season. And that’s just a superficial analysis, one which overlooks Harvard’s power-play unit—third-best nationwide—the emergence of several talented freshman forwards to complement seniors Tom Cavanagh, Brendan Bernakevitch & Co. and several other positive indicators...