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Harvard sent Linden to the mound against junior Paul Bibbo. Heading into yesterday's contest Linden was enjoying a sensational rookie season, boasting a 1-0 record with a 3.66 ERA. Against the Eagles, however, Linden suffered his first rough outing of the season...
...classes, some of which seem only a necessary prerequisite for the future; an obligation determined by the narrow standards society defines as success. Sure, I love my E.P.S. class, but here goals and aspirations quickly turn into expectations and evaluations, so that life is but one continuous examination--a contest between human potential and sheer will...
Michael L. Develin's comment regarding the Putnam Math Contest (News, Apr. 9) makes me ashamed to be a Harvard student. Develin's condescending attitude toward the "pathetic" competitors in the competition promotes the stereotype of the arrogant Harvard student. How can he suggest that "anyone interested in math should take the Putnam" when he degrades those not on his level of achievement? STACEY J. MULLIN '00 April...
...Thatcher was, and is, notoriously lucky. Her case is awesome testimony to the importance of sheer chance in history. In 1975 she challenged Edward Heath for the Tory leadership simply because the candidate of the party's right wing abandoned the contest at the last minute. Thatcher stepped into the breach. When she went into Heath's office to tell him her decision, he did not even bother to look up. "You'll lose," he said. "Good...
From the House's annual Miss Pforzheimer drag queen contest to this weekend's Battle of the Bands, Pforzheimer House Committee is focused on developing a more social and outgoing House character...