Word: doves
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...world teetered on the edge of an Enlightened age, Harvard’s new presidents dove right in. After a brief interim leader, John Leverett, class of 1680, was appointed in 1708 and would preside until 1728. Leverett, a lawyer and politician, was the first lay president to hold the office. While Mather was predictably nonplussed with the secularizing move, his protests went unheeded...
...record books, as she just missed Greene’s mark of 324.15 points in the one-meter competition, notching 321.45 points to take first in the event. “We’ve been working really hard this season but I think for the first time I dove really consistently,” Papadakis said. “That’s what really pays off when it comes to breaking records.” Senior Annika Giesbrecht helped the Crimson diving effort with a second-place finish in the three-meter event while junior Kelcey Moore took...
...among the minority of students that fights to defend conservative principles. Raised in Orange County, Calif., Grizzle grew up with strong conservative values. “At home, everybody is conservative and basically everyone is Christian too,” she says. From her first days at Harvard, Grizzle dove into activities that allowed her to promote these values: Harvard Right to Life (HRL), the Harvard Republican Club, the Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship, and the Harvard Salient all count her as an active member. Grizzle might be best known for spearheading HRL’s highly controversial Elena campaign...
...second one came at 15:57 of the third period and was buried by sophomore forward Jenny Brine on a rebound. Vaillancourt threw a hard chance at Duluth’s Martin from an extreme right angle, and Martin could not handle the puck. While it was bouncing, Brine dove into the play and between her touch and Martin’s inability to find the puck, floated the puck over the goal line for the third score. The refereeing crew did not just ring up Duluth on the penalties—though the Bulldogs took the vast majority?...
...common in addition to their comparable intellectual abilities. Rae's father was also an eminent diplomat who had postings in Washington, Geneva, New York and the Hague. Rae, 58, and Ignatieff were roommates at the University of Toronto, but while Ignatieff went on to academia and writing, Rae dove into politics. As an NDP MP in Ottawa, he was instrumental in the defeat of Conservative prime minister Joe Clark's government in 1979. Rae then switched to provincial politics to lead the Ontario NDP and went on to become premier in 1990 with a surprise snap-election victory over...