Word: focusing
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...beyond all that, the groundswell under the wave, is a hunger for something new. In interviews and focus groups all over the state, voters-especially Democrats-expressed this appetite. "It's not about change," said pollster Frank Luntz. "It's about a new beginning. Democrats want to wipe the slate clean...
...this month’s issue of the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, graduate student Samuel T. Moulton ’01 and Psychology Professor Stephen M. Kosslyn used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to assess whether individuals can have knowledge that does not come from normal perceptual processes. This focus on the brain sets their study apart from previous ESP research...
...percent from the field. It also benefited from an 83.3 shooting percentage from the charity stripe and 32 points from its bench. The victory in the team’s Ivy opener snapped a seven-game losing streak that dated back to Dec. 1. “My focus is allowing our team to have the right mindset and the right spirit,” coach Tommy Amaker said. “There is no better way to do that than to get your first conference win.” The Crimson built a first-half lead with crisp passing...
...Later in his Harvard career, Strauss devoted himself to civil rights, founding the Fellowship of Concerned University Students (FOCUS), a group that helped more than 400 black students gain admission and find funding to attend previously segregated colleges...
...defense. That’s something we need to build on. On Friday night, we won the special-teams battle [for] the first time in a while.” KILLER LAPSES This weekend showed the Crimson just how quickly a game can change when a team loses focus for a few minutes or falls victim to bad luck. Often, if the defense fails to recover its mental edge after letting in a goal, it can snowball into a scoring streak for the opposition. During Harvard’s haphazard start against Quinnipiac, the Bobcats struck twice within 53 seconds...