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...time to study...A solid 8 or 10 percent bored him. By the mid-1970s, he simply couldn't be bothered with any investment that didn't promise tripling his return or more. Ttere was the ten million he threw away on an Oklahoma plant that was to convert cattle manure into national gas. Clint named it the Calorific Reclamation Anaerobic process, CRAP for short. It never worked...
...upper hand, going 5-of-10 from the field to post 13 points to go along with his six assists, but the junior standout failed to convert on multiple attempts at the line, going 2-of-5 from the stripe when it counted most...
...January exam period draws to a close, many students are breathing sighs of relief at finishing their last ever post-winter break finals. Next year, Harvard will convert to a bi-semester calendar system, which moves exams to before the break, and therefore allows for a longer January vacation. Rationally, this should make me happy—there are plenty of good reasons to make the shift, and I benefit from these changes as much as anyone else. But as I begin to plan my final intersession, I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic...
...minutes of play.Penalties ultimately proved to be the Crimson’s downfall; Harvard was forced to contend with four Brown power plays during the third period, fending off the first three before coughing up the tying goal after the final penalty. The Bears lead the ECAC in converting power plays, scoring a goal in one out of every five opportunities.“When you [face] a team with a good power play and give them four chances in the third period alone and overtime, you’re really playing Russian roulette,” Harvard coach...
...Undergraduate Admissions Shawn Abbot told US News and World Report. We encourage Harvard to reconsider its decision to accept score choice and recommend that other schools do the same. After all, the point of the college admissions process is to get a full picture of an applicant, not to convert them into a hyper-stressed seventeen year-old. Policies like Score Choice run counter to that goal...