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...clear you could count the stitches on a baseball as it crossed the plate? Or watch individual snowflakes kiss the sidewalk? That's what we've been hearing ever since high-definition television (HDTV) arrived as a consumer product in 1998. And if you've ever seen it firsthand, you know it's true. HDTV really is that good, with a picture resolution six times as rich as ordinary analog TV--some 2 million pixels. Colors pop, and edges are crisp and distinct, revealing every hair and wrinkle. Enthusiasts call it a technological leap as momentous as the transition from...
...ending may have been unfamiliar for Providence fans in attendance, but they saw firsthand what makes Botterill the nation’s leading scorer per game this season and the Patty Kazmaier winner and World Championship MVP two years ago. In those final seconds, Harvard’s fate was entirely in her hands. Oblivious to the pressure, Botterill came through again to win the game and preserve Harvard’s No. 1 ranking...
Brushing off incidents of domestic violence does not make them less real; our reactions to these incidents, however, indicate how seriously we take domestic violence as a crime. I do not mean to accuse Lawrence of domestic abuse, as I have no firsthand knowledge of the incident. However, I would urge Conley and the Harvard community to seriously consider the implications of the light reaction to such an incident...
...seems that everyone at Harvard has an opinion on the Middle East crisis. Politics are debated over e-mail lists, dinner tables, desks and podiums. But few have experienced the conflict firsthand. Avi D. Heilman ’03 is one of these select...
...done away with junior spring tutorial and course-intensive subject tracks, giving concentrators more flexibility to pursue study outside Cambridge. Intensive tutorials can be beneficial for harnessing a deep understanding of subject areas, but they should not preclude the opportunity for students to experience another country and culture firsthand and to learn about their subject from a different perspective in a new environment. Other concentrations should look to the history department’s example when reevaluating their requirements...