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...strain is showing. Military police whose voluntary enlistments are up have had their terms extended--involuntarily--for a year. Many earn less money while in uniform. (Echols' public-school employer makes up the shortfall, but he estimates that only half his troops are as lucky as he is.) And spouses can be left to tackle alone an overwhelming home life. Echols' wife Denise, who is studying to be a nurse, will have to take care of three kids--ages 8, 4 and 9 months--after he ships out. That's why, when her husband comes home, she plans...
...that they work closely on decisions but that "it's not a tandem that can last for eternity, because you need only one person in charge," says Francois. Of his son he says, "It's clear he will take the reins." Their biggest challenge now is to earn a return on their $5 billion investment in Gucci at a time of worldwide economic weakness--and to prevent Gucci's star designer Tom Ford and CEO Domenico de Sole from leaving when their contracts expire next year...
...Harvard undergraduates need to work extremely hard to earn their degrees. To see that, one needs only compare the time devoted to academics by Harvard students and by their peers at Oxford and Cambridge, who spend two-and-a-half years doing nothing but drinking before cramming for their all-important final exams. That some Harvard students could take on further academic pressures is a testament to the intellectual qualities of the student body, but it does not mean that increasing their workload would be a responsible move. As Lewis said, the mental health problems demonstrate that many undergraduates...
...unlike last year, a loss in the ECAC Championships may not end Harvard’s season—the Crimson can still earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament without the conference title...
Northern Michigan’s win over Michigan State last night puts Harvard in excellent position to earn an NCAA berth should it beat Dartmouth. Barring any conference tournament wins by underdogs, Harvard ranks 13th out of 14 at-large teams according to the USCHO Pairwise Ratings, and the schools immediately below it have finished their season and cannot gain on the Crimson. On the other hand, a loss to the Big Green tonight likely means Harvard’s season will be over after Saturday’s consolation game...