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...defense put relentless pressure on UMass. “I give our defense a lot of credit,” senior Caroline Simmons said. “They did a great job stepping up to attackers and forcing them to use their weak hand.” Another element that contributed to Harvard’s victory was the new coaching staff. It is the first year coaching at Harvard for both head coach Lisa Miller and assistant coach Sarah Albrecht. Together the two have completely changed the team for the better. “They have just done...
...state government has steadily expanded its power. "There's less and less for town meetings to decide; we might get to choose a road commissioner," says McLaughry, who has moderated the town of Kirby's annual meetings for the last 42 years. "There's a very strong collectivist element in Vermont...
...while Buckley’s anti-elitism was charming because of its element of ironic self-awareness, today’s conservatives, admittedly attempting to follow his lead, have lapsed either into a reflexive philistinism or George Will’s poseurish pomposity. Buckley only could maintain this balance because he understood that one must first have the benefit of intelligence before maligning the intelligent. As for elitism, he was an aristocrat par excellence, fond of Bach and sailing, and is rumored to have taken his yacht outside of U.S. waters so that he could smoke pot while preserving...
...Front Runner's Fight Michael Grunwald concluded there is little evidence that John McCain's surge represents a Republican repudiation of George W. Bush or any element of conservatism [Feb. 18]. He couldn't be more wrong. Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity and James Dobson have spent the past decade telling us whom to vote for. The result has been the most base and incompetent Administration in the history of this country. And now these same gasbags are trying to tell us we're making a mistake in voting for McCain. Well, this is one Republican who has voted...
...have a responsibility to choose dedicated volunteers, it is often difficult to anticipate a volunteer’s level of commitment. One way of dealing with this is by educating their volunteers as much as possible about the communities they are working in. But there is also a large element of self-education and awareness necessary for real immersion in social service...