Word: enthusiasm
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...catch fire beforehand and why they were reluctant to get involved.” “When I was at Washington University [in St. Louis], the atmosphere was electric,” Halcro added. “The student body was unbelievable in terms of its enthusiasm for the election, an important fact because this country needs a fundamental change. There are just too many problems for us to leave for the future.” —Staff writer Prateek Kumar can be reached kumar@fas.harvard.edu...
...Harvard team will compete against seven other universities for a minimum prize of $120,000. USC, UCLA, Caltech, The Ohio State University, University of Notre Dame, University of Michigan and The University of Texas at Austin are also fielding teams. While the team has plenty of enthusiasm, they’re just getting to know each other—they met as a team for the first time Wednesday night, when they sat down to watch a couple of episodes and plan out a strategy. Their only previous connection to each other had been through a mutual friend...
...agrees. “A huge part of On Harvard Time’s mentality has been that you don’t need a lot of experience to do it, because I had zero,” he says. “If you have the commitment and enthusiasm, you can make a huge impact on what...
...term political costs by distracting from, or eroding, the central McCain message. By comparing Obama to a vacuous Hollywood starlet, McCain found a coherent critique of Obama but relinquished his own ability to rise above the political maw. By choosing Sarah Palin, he lit a grass fire of GOP enthusiasm but risked undermining his ticket's claim of having greater experience and putting "country first." By attacking Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment, the campaign clearly established itself as willing to engage in frivolous, small-ball distractions, a disposition that served McCain poorly when he pivoted and tried...
Wanted: someone who will claim credit for saving the U.S. economy. With little fanfare and all the enthusiasm of a hangover, congressional leaders from both parties on Sunday unveiled a detailed agreement on legislation to bail out Wall Street. But no presidential candidates were in sight, and few in Congress were doing much bragging about their handiwork...