Word: crewed
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Thirty million dollars can buy a Van Gogh, a private island, or—self-proclaimed antiques representative Paul T. Marino hopes—a pair of black walnut trophy oars. Harvard’s crew team scored the oars in 1852 after beating Yale in the first athletic competition between the two schools, reports the Los Angeles Times. But it wasn’t just the precursor to a greater rivalry; amazingly, the Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H. race was the first intercollegiate sporting competition in the United States. The oars came into the possession of the Marino family...
...were motivated by race. “Harvard, listen! We are in the fight!” the protesters chanted in Spanish. The lunchtime rally, the first on-the-street protest held in response to the layoffs, was led by the Harvard Coalition for Respect and Equality at Work (CREW). Protestors picketed and marched to the rhythm of a bucket drum staccato, soda can maracas, and nearby Salvation Army bells. The ralliers continued through Harvard Yard, dispersing fliers, which detailed CREW’s demands, to students and other bystanders. The group’s requests include no layoffs...
...portion of the moon-Mars program. The new vehicles are based on proven--if souped up--Apollo technology, with an orbiter that looks a lot like the old Apollo command module and a lander that resembles the familiar spindly lunar module. The new lander could carry three or more crew members down to the surface and drive them around the lunar landscape, doubling as a sort of extraterrestrial pickup truck. Crews would live for up to 180 days at a time in trailer-like pressurized modules similar to those used aboard the International Space Station. "We're looking at something...
...punctual, responsible and work well in teams. Those skills were badly missing in recently hired high school graduates, according to a survey of over 400 human-resource professionals conducted by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. "Kids don't know how to shake your hand at graduation," says Rudolph Crew, superintendent of the Miami-Dade school system. Deportment, he notes, used to be on the report card. Some of the nation's more forward-thinking schools are bringing it back. It's one part of 21st century education that sleepy old Rip would recognize...
...Leverett private dining room. Anene put up a bright orange campaign poster to mark campaign headquarters, while passersby in Leverett House wished them good luck. The pair, joined later by campaign housing coordinator Effie O. Johnson ’08, passed the time reminiscing about rowing freshman crew...