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...massive wage increases for all. Savisaar's reformist opponents, including those in the same coalition government, denounce his call as irresponsible demagoguery; they worry about Estonian competitiveness being harmed if wages outstrip productivity. The polarization grew particularly acute in the run-up to the recent presidential election, a bruising contest between the incumbent Arnold Rüütel, a grandfatherly former communist official who is 78 and fluent in Russian, and the challenger, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a slick American-educated foreign-policy specialist who is 26 years Rüütel's junior and claims to speak...
...teams with wounded pride will face off at Ohiri Field this Saturday afternoon. Both teams will be driven to bounce back from stinging losses. And as if that were not enough emotional pretext for one contest, it will be Harvard facing Yale. Still, regardless of the background drama that underlies this year’s rendition of the storied rivalry, the Crimson knows one thing: this game is a must-win. Coming off a three-game slide punctuated most recently by a 2-1 loss to Rhode Island, Harvard (5-4-0, 0-1-0 Ivy) hopes to reverse...
...said he was drawn to the grueling—and drooling—sport because “I’m a big eater anyway, so I thought, why not give this a shot.” Lane added that he’s training for an eating contest in Boston. Lane manifested his mastery of mastication. He gracefully alternated between the greasy ring in his right hand and the cup of water in his left. While Lane took the measured approach, runner-up Kevin O. Orfield ’10, went the opposite...
...understand what impact these rules could have on The Game itself.From a sports perspective, I fear that The Game is going to lose the atmosphere that makes it so great.At any institution that values its athletic tradition, the events surrounding the game are at least as important as the contest itself. Just ask fans in The Grove at Ole Miss, The Cage at Virginia Tech, or anyone within 10 miles of Bryant-Denny stadium in Alabama, and the lesson is clear: the tailgate as a social event is critical. What could possibly be better than people gathering together to celebrate...
...unattractive women in Ivy League schools.” The chosen girls were then contacted via Facebook message with details on how they could win the honor (and the $1200 prize) of becoming Harvard’s next Miss University, a gateway to the national Miss CO-ED contest. The magazine encouraged each hopeful to submit flattering photos for “some advance consideration.” Everything came together last Tuesday in the Gilbert living room in Currier, where CO-ED judges rubbed shoulders with a few male models as Freeze photographers snapped pictures of each...