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...There is no object so foul," Emerson says, "that intense light will not make it beautiful." This aphorism, reflecting the 19th century's core faith in progress and reason, could be the guiding premise behind Roger Martin du Gard's expansive novel, Lieutenant-Colonel de Maumort. A memoir of the eponymous character, the novel is a testament to reflection and self-examination. Maumort, born in 1870 to an old landowning family in the Perche region of Northern France, strives to illuminate his past while his family estate serves as quarters for a Nazi regiment during the German occupation. Focusing...
...There were just a lot of miscommunication and just some foul-ups at the end there," Winters said, referring to Born's vote...
...Undergraduate Council has had a long series of foul-ups. They lost $40,000, although they found it later. They can't remember a meeting two years ago, in which they allegedly passed a constitutional amendment on whether the council can remove a popularly elected official from office. The recent crisis concerning the expulsion of Vice President Errant John A. Burton '01 seems to be merely a marker in a long line of council crises. But look closer: the impeachment scandal may actually be something the council has done right...
...first half, despite the lead, it looked as if Harvard might foul out several of its players. Three Crimson players picked up a pair of early fouls and freshman guard Brady Merchant had four before the half was over. All told, Harvard committed 14 fouls giving the Big Red 15 first-half free throw attempts and it converted eight of them...
...pleasant surprise for Harvard was the play of its bench. When guards Prasse-Freeman and Drew Gellert got into foul trouble, Merchant and Alex Lowder spelled the duo well on the defensive end. Merchant even chipped in eleven points...