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Nearing the Finish Line Thank you, Joe Klein, for calling on senators McCain and Obama to campaign together and debate in the style of Lincoln and Douglas [May 19]. Both Senators are men of integrity, so please let's not make this about trashing each other's character. Everyone knows what the critical issues are. This election is about how the problems of our day will be solved, and it is going to take cooperation between the parties to solve them. Let's learn about the candidates' different philosophies and vote on that basis. Then Congress can approach solutions from...
...difference between unsuspectingly Puritanical you and enlightened, reflective me. See where you are on the page? You’ve persevered all the way through to the end, reading a mediocre piece of journalism, whereas I’m not even going to try to muster the determination to finish writing it. You’re still here sticking it out, while I’m off daydreaming in the grass by the river. Come join...
...This year, without the burden of convening for admission decisions in November, Harvard’s admissions office was able to join forces with the admissions offices of Princeton and Virginia to continue recruiting into November. Previously, recruiting trips had to finish by October so that early applications could be evaluated...
Despite its youth, the Harvard sailing team found success this season—and the co-ed squad saved the best for last. The Crimson’s mixed team, led by seniors Kyle Kovacs and Elyse Dolbec, earned berths to two national regattas. After a seventh-place finish at the ICSA Dinghy National Semifinals at the end of April, Harvard came back the next weekend and issued a dominant team racing performance to take a surprising third at the New England Team Race Championship. “It was certainly the most pleasantly surprising happening of the whole spring...
...season-ending Howe Cup. Riding on such successes, expectations ran high. However, the team lost captain Supriya Balsekar to injury before the season began and last year’s No. 2 Jen Blumberg left the team. Playing with only underclassmen, the Crimson nevertheless put together a strong showing, finishing 7-5, 4-3 in the Ivy League. “Before the season started, I felt we were a very deep team,” said sophomore No. 4 Johanna Snyder. “Playing with only sophomores and freshmen, we had to readjust, but I think...