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...Michelle, La Belle The "truths" Michelle Obama speaks are evolutionary and applicable to deep-rooted Americans [June 2]. My American family goes back to Captain John Steele in the Revolutionary War. Our immigrant ancestors came from Ireland, Germany, England, Scotland, Eastern Europe, Russia, Mexico and the Philippines. I happen to be a 76-year-old white male, and "for the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country." When Michelle speaks, we hear her wakening the American Dream. John S. Hellman, new york city...
...predicted that the New York Giants’ blitz would unseat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. Few predicted that presidential hopeful Ron Paul could raise nearly $35 million for his campaign. History has shown time and again that success can often come unexpectedly. Though it is not widely predicted, the Democratic Party will encounter a formidable challenge if John McCain selects Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as his vice presidential running mate. Rice may not be the first candidate for Vice President that comes to mind, but then again many winning strategies are not immediately apparent...
...year have proven problematic for his reputation among many students, but respect and admiration for him runs high among the Faculty and administration, who have time and again turned to him as a steady hand to stabilize Harvard’s core institutions.BACKING THROUGH LIFEPilbeam was born in Brighton, England on November 21, 1940, one month after the end of the Battle of Britain. After high school—where he was both a runner and an actor—Pilbeam won a scholarship to Cambridge. Though he initially planned to study medicine, his interests shifted to anthropology.In...
...have diverse, gifted musicians here who collaborate all the time,” said Bong-Ihn Koh ’08, a cellist enrolled in a joint degree program with Harvard and the New England Conservatory (NEC). Saxophonist Alex J. Rezzo, another participant in the program, agreed. “What I really like about the Harvard side of the [Harvard-NEC] program is it seems like the musicians are creating their own opportunities to play...
...seniors Kyle Kovacs and Elyse Dolbec, earned berths to two national regattas. After a seventh-place finish at the ICSA Dinghy National Semifinals at the end of April, Harvard came back the next weekend and issued a dominant team racing performance to take a surprising third at the New England Team Race Championship. “It was certainly the most pleasantly surprising happening of the whole spring,” Kovacs said. “We didn’t have any pressure going into the event, and other teams certainly collapsed under the pressure...