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...watch him, he’s making three times the plays as anyone else, and he’s never rattled,” says Crocker, who has few reservations about extolling Nick’s prowess on the field. Nick is “clearly” the best player on the team, “obviously” the exceptional one, and the “advantage” Harvard has over other schools...
...credited with single-handedly defeating the Equal Rights Amendment. Is that your greatest achievement? In the political field, yes. Of course, I have six children and I'm most proud of them. If you're talking about politics, it was quite an achievement because of the odds we were up against. Nobody thought we could possibly win. Everything was against us, from the media to the politicians, the whole political structure of the country, and we were able to get the law. In politics, it's more fun to win than it is to lose...
...tragic irony is that it was Fujimori's attention to detail that helped make him one of Latin America's most popular leaders of the late 20th century. The son of Japanese immigrants, he emerged out of left field to win the 1990 election and take over a country of 28 million people that was adrift and under siege by Marxist guerrillas. Its annual inflation rate was near 7,600%, and insurgents had three quarters of the country under a state of emergency. Fujimori quickly tackled the hyperinflation, and in 1992 his security forces arrested Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman...
...senior Matt Rogers tied the game on a single with no outs and the bases loaded. Captain Harry Douglas came up next, popping out and giving Stack-Babich the chance to be the hero once again.Stack-Babich did not squander the opportunity, driving the ball into the right center field gap to give Harvard the 13-12 win.“With one out and bases loaded—only needing one run—it’s kind of a nice situation,” Stack-Babich said. “I felt pretty good. There?...
...don’t define our ideals. If we focus too much on what the people want from their government, we may forget to wonder what they should want. For centuries, people have debated the proper role of government, and the significance of these questions attracts students to the field. Only humans can provide answers to these problems; science just measures the results...