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...won’t work,” said Jeffrey B. Miller, who is a fifth-year graduate student in applied physics. “It’s a waste of the government’s time trying to invade in the pursuit of knowledge—something they have shown over and over again they know nothing about...
Final clubs played a prominent role in previous presidents’ Harvard days. Theodore Roosevelt, Class of 1880, was a member of the oldest of the final clubs, the Porcellian. But his fifth cousin Franklin Delano, Class of 1904, was blocked from joining the Porcellian when an upperclassmen “blackballed” his membership bid, according the University’s website...
...gilding of the nation's temples is an aspect of one of mankind's great investment obsessions: the Indian love of gold. The country buys at least one-fifth of the global gold supply each year, making it the world's largest consumer of the metal. Experts believe that 15,000 to 20,000 tons of bars, ingots and jewelry is locked up in India's bank vaults and household safes. Indians are furiously adding to that horde. The World Gold Council estimates gold buying in India was up nearly 33% to 850 tons in 2005. The increase...
...Crimson battled back and forth with the Hawks, thanks to .353 hitting and big contributions from Fitz, who finished with 20 digs and 44 assists.After battling back and forth, Harvard took the lead 23-22 and never looked back on its way to a 30-27 victory.But in the fifth game, the error-filled play of the first two games reappeared.After taking the lead 5-4 on a kill from captain John Freese, the Crimson lost five straight points on the way to a 15-12 loss.“We can’t beat a team of that...
...booster,” Pangilnan said. “Being able to beat them [in] the first race, that gave us the motivation to think we can do this.”Harvard soon lost the lead by dropping the next three events. The Crimson took the second through fifth spots in the 1000 yard freestyle with juniors Stacey Blondin, Kelly Blondin, freshman Emily Jellie, and junior Rachel Walker finishing two through five respectively. But it couldn’t claim the top spot.“It was nice because for the first time we were...