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...eighth and final day of Team Z’s altruistic attempt at animal acquisition. Should have been easy, right? Apparently not. Nearly 200 (192) hours after the start of the challenge, the frustrated team members had zero zebras to show for their efforts and had even admitted defeat on their official blog. Had the team succeeded, their anonymous sponsor—“The Contender”—who members say would have purchased a boat for the members and their striped friends. Following a cruise to raise money for hurricane and earthquake victims, the boat...
With just two games left to play in the regular season, the Harvard men’s water polo team found itself in a must-win situation. Sporting a 4-10 record, the Crimson needed to defeat both Iona and Fordham to earn a higher seed—and consequently an easier first round bout—at the Northern Division Championships. But Harvard, which has played erratically while trying to adjust to a number of new personnel, had yet to win three games in a row this season. Junior co-captain Michael Garcia, one of the team?...
...Loyola and Tulane students) as well. With these contributions, Harvard is already making a statement, loud and clear, that it is part of the national and the international community. Any extra money on the side will hurt Harvard more than it will help those in need.It is impossible to defeat every counterargument to my proposal without seeming heartless. Every student, including me, would forfeit $3 million for a pub in Loker Commons to save five thousand lives in Niger, if it were that simple. The point, however, is that Harvard’s contribution, even...
...that in the January elections, the new Iraqi constitution is poised to pass with strong Shi'ite and Kurdish support. But that is unlikely to quell the disgruntlement of Iraq's Sunnis, who make up the bulk of the insurgency. Despite the massive effort of the Sunni Arabs to defeat the constitution by marshalling a two-thirds "no" vote in three of Iraq's 18 provinces, it appears only two - Anbar and Salahudin - were able to meet that requirement. But early reports from Nineveh and Diyala left Sunnis crying fraud and fuming that no matter what they do, they will...
...which political consultants are more concerned with making money than winning races. He also said that one of the largest problems facing Democrats is what he called a lack of qualified campaign managers.The keynote address of the convention was delivered by Frost, a veteran Democratic congressman who was defeated in 2004 after 26 years in the U.S. House of Representatives. Frost blamed his defeat on the redistricting plan crafted by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, who has since been indicted on a charge of criminal conspiracy.“I might not be here if it weren?...