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...lone captain for new coach Heather Cartwright’s lightweight squad. A four-year rower, Kharrazi has the experience and skill the coach was looking for when she took the Radcliffe job. “She has a maturity and a composure, a love of rowing, and enthusiasm to include everyone. She displays everything I would look for in a captain,” Cartwright said. “I’m lucky to have a captain in Rebecca—I think she’ll be the standard by which all other captains will be compared...
...Palin Needed a Crash Course She Never Got. The selection of Palin as McCain's running mate was initially a coup. It shocked the nation, rocketed McCain in the polls, especially among white women, and solidified support among the GOP base. McCain rallies suddenly rivaled Obama's rallies in enthusiasm and size. But while media scrutiny of Palin's record started to damage her maverick credibility (can you say Bridge to Nowhere?), her bubble truly got deflated by Katie Couric. Palin's two weeks of interview broadcasts on CBS Evening News coincided with a collapse in her approval ratings...
...Obama pins, stickers, and posters flooded OM Restaurant & Lounge last night as supporters of Democratic nominee Barack Obama gathered to raise money and express their enthusiasm for the upcoming election. The standing-room-only event—entitled Harvard for Change: An Evening with Harvard Faculty for Obama—was hosted by Harvard’s myriad Democratic student organizations, including the Harvard Kennedy School Democratic Caucus, Harvard College Democrats, Harvard Business School Democrats, and Harvard Law School Democrats. Jarret A. Zafran ’09, president of the Harvard College Democrats, stressed the event’s goal...
...school, mathematics just isn’t cool. Long division, standard deviation and the hypotenuse seem be, at the very least, a source of ennui for most students. Sadly, this harmful contempt for math has produced an educational culture that lacks both the enthusiasm and foundational support to produce proficient math students. Given the shortcomings of American math education, a concerted effort must be made to address the dearth of appreciation for math and invert the all too common declarations of “I hate math!” This cultural malaise remains specifically an American problem. According...
...looking for Obama to be a crusader for social justice." But at the same time, Sharpton said, "You've got to use people that can draw a crowd. Otherwise, you're making this race a lot closer than it needs to be. You're not maximizing the enthusiasm of some of your base - which the right wing does well...