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...singles to secure the win, three members of the Crimson’s line-up lost their first set. Far from disheartened from the loss of the doubles point, the Golden Eagles replied enthusiastically to the challenge by punishing a lackluster Harvard start.“[Marquette] came out firing??all of them had solid games, were aggressive and served well,” said Clayton. “It was good to see that we were able hang in the points and not give up in any of the matches.”After an anxious opening...
...seems to have angered the wrong people for his own self-preservation. Certainly, numerous University Hall sources have detailed serious disagreements between Lewis and Summers. Although neither man will yet confirm this to be true, one cannot escape the nagging fear that a personality clash has resulted in the firing??for firing it was—of one of Harvard’s strongest student advocates...
...will be muted in the ears of the new dean—after all, the restructuring itself was done in an outrageously secretive manner. Had the bureaucratic shakedown been on the table in any public forum in advance—rather than being hastily introduced alongside Lewis’ firing??students and Faculty could at least have voiced their concerns and had some chance of being heard. Instead, the new plan has been foisted on those it will most affect, without even a nod towards community consultation...
...following Monday’s firing??for firing it was—of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, serious questions remain concerning plans now being formulated by Summers and Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby to revamp the College experience and refocus it around academics. Lewis may well have irked undergraduates with his keg ban at Harvard-Yale, but he had an intelligent, holistic vision of undergraduate life. And even if Lewis’ personality clash with Summers made his departure inevitable, as University Hall insiders have confirmed, his balanced perspective...
Before the match against the Big Green (8-5, 0-3 Ivy), Broadbent spoke to his father, who reminded him of his tendency to “come out firing?? in the first game, only to lose his focus in the second...
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