Word: eight
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...upperclassman Houses—slated to begin in three years, undergraduates, tutors, and House Masters all voiced concerns over whether the initiative will leave intact the neo-Georgian Houses’ architectural oddities, which they say have contributed to the character of the Houses over the last eight decades...
Still, as the process of House renewal moves forward, Jonathan Levi, an architecture professor at the GSD, emphasized the importance of having a forward-looking approach to redesigning the College’s unique residences—just as the original architects had nearly eight decades...
...Charles Regatta. For them, it was a chance to see rowing at its most elite, with various national teams taking the water, in addition to the much-vaunted “Great Eight”—a boat comprised of the world’s eight fastest scullers...
...Crimson also placed three boats in the Men’s Championship Eights race, which finished in 18th, 22nd, and 24th. The 18th-place boat, a sophomore crew coxed by second-year Alex Sopko, who is also a Crimson sports editor, finished in 15:28.495—under a minute behind the Great Eight, who won the race. The other two boats, including one rowed entirely by freshman, were only seconds behind...
...eights, Harvard sent out its three varsity boats. The 1V rowed impressively, finishing in third place based on its raw time of 15:36.607, but the Crimson was dealt a 60-second penalty which bumped it down to 18th. According to Eiermann, the boat starting ahead of Harvard got caught up in the buoys. The Crimson eight, already building up its speed, passed the entangled boat before the line and was penalized for starting in the wrong order...