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...panel's recommendations will disappoint many, including supporters of in-vitro fertilization. Several experts told the committee that cloning might be the only chance for many infertile couples to have their own genetically related children. That argument didn't persuade the commissioners, however. Their report concluded that "these cases are insufficiently compelling to justify proceeding with the use of such techniques...
Spring break comes, and a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of fun and sun; our trip to Acapulco and Mexico City did not disappoint, even though I had my wallet stolen on a Mexico City subway platform and even though our form--with the key exception of senior co-captain Ed Boyda--was unexceptional. But thereafter, the season turns back into the wind and rain of Massachusetts, and once more we were back to playing golf in conditions that begged for galoshes and thermals, not softspikes and shorts...
Carswell and Lonergan did not disappoint. Carswell's third-place finish in the 3000 earned him All-American honors while Lonergan's 11th-place finish in the 5000 meant that the Dublin, Ireland native just missed the same honor. The top 10 finishers in an NCAA event are named All-Americans...
...despite his youth, Bundy did not disappoint. He was responsible for creating the Advanced Standing program and officials credit him for successfully encouraging more students to pursue honors...
After dropping the first two games 10-2 and 22-4, Harvard called on its ace, senior southpaw Frank Hogan, to lead the program to its biggest victory in recent history. The Crimson's lone First Team All-Ivy selection last season would not disappoint his teammates...