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...it’s compensated undergrads handsomely, offering money and latitude to enhance the weekend in ways less likely to land them in jail. In 2006, the College Events Board (CEB) sponsored three massive parties in dining halls across campus the night before The Game. Last night, the current crop of CEB members put its putative predecessors to shame by bringing Girl Talk to Harvard Yard. Tighter restrictions on room parties be damned—infusing thousands of Yalies and Harvard alums into the Square can only mean that tonight and tomorrow will be a circus...
...with the senior quarterbacks graduating, and a crop of young receivers beginning to mature, Harvard will need a new leader to emerge for the offense. It needs look no further than Luft...
...next crop of Republican leaders should retain their conservatism and their grit, but they should use it wisely. Rather than campaign on issues that won in 1980 or focus exclusively on their opponents’ character, Republicans must adapt conservatism to the needs of the day. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, for example, is tackling education and healthcare with proposals to increase school vouchers and transparency in health care costs. Jindal is a future Republican leader, but he is only one person. The dearth of young leaders is probably the most pressing problem the Republican Party faces...
...women got busy lighting fires and hanging washing, and the men discussed the best way to kill a bull and even the journalists eased off and relaxed. President Obama, it turns out, owns four acres in Kogelo. I took a walk on his field. He has a nice maize crop. And a very promisng field of millet. More important, he has a great view. - By Alex Perry / Kogelo...
...latest crop of voting innovations are not flawless either. "Direct-recording electronic" (DRE) equipment like touchscreens don't leave a verifiable paper trail. During a 2006 congressional race in Florida's 13th district, where DRE equipment is used, an astonishing 15% of voters cast their ballots for ... well, no one. According to the ballot results, some 18,000 voters hadn't registered a choice at all. That the election was determined by less than 400 votes made the lack of tangible records even more troubling. Florida Republican Governor Charlie Crist wants to scrap such machines, saying, "I get a receipt...