Word: fated
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...more complicated than I once assumed.)Soon I had became another cog in the problem-set machine of introductory science. By mid-November, I had jettisoned all my newfound passions in the throes of that ubiquitous Harvard-freshman identity crisis. Only the EAC remained. In a bizarre twist of fate, I had become its co-chair by my freshman spring. The previous fall, we had worked tirelessly on a referendum calling for an optional termbill fee that would go towards wind energy. To boost publicity, I built an eight-foot windmill with my bare hands. We yelled, we postered...
...Alas, my fate is far more tragic. I have been told that I live in a metaphorical bubble, transcending space and probably time, so impermeable that not the slightest trace of the real world can reach me. That’s right, I live in the Harvard Bubble...
...Harvard men’s tennis team beat South Florida (USF) for the first time in Crimson tennis history yesterday morning, coming away with a 5-2 victory. Co-captain Gideon Valkin helped seal the Crimson’s fate with a key contest against Daniel Daudt at No. 5 singles. Valkin came from one set down to win, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1, giving Harvard the victory over USF. “He finally exhausted his opponent,” Crimson coach Dave Fish ’72 said. Sophomore Chris Clayton, who played at No. 1 singles...
Weissbourd notched 14 kills and four aces against New Haven, including a match-ending ace that sealed the Chargers’ fate in the third and final game. Making only two errors and 21 attempts, Weissbourd hammered out a 0.571 hitting percentage, a number higher than the overall 0.390 percentage that has Weissbourd ranked seventh for hitting in the EIVA. The middle hitter also tallied four blocks against the Chargers...
...sticking point is one that has dogged relations between the two nations for the last several years: the fate of Japanese citizens who were abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s. Tokyo insists that there are at least four Japanese still unaccounted for in North Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - who built his career on his tough stance against Kim Jong Il - has repeatedly insisted that there can be no diplomatic normalization or aid provided as part of any nuclear deal with North Korea unless the abductions are resolved first. That means the safe return...