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...surprise - that I belong to a pool of supposedly disadvantaged minorities. I struggle with the skewed concept of race in America. For some reason, having black blood is almost seen as some kind of contamination. How would this racial-political dialogue play out if, say, Obama were one-fourth or one-eighth black? I am reminded of the Christian teachings on original sin. However good, intelligent or capable a person you might be, there is something that still taints your righteousness. Whether we like it or not, Obama's black half will ultimately lead to the demise of his presidential...
Northeastern is just the fourth team this season to score first on Harvard. The Huskies’ power play goal also broke the Crimson’s streak of 20 penalties killed successfully...
...like it had gotten back its rhythm, as it gained an early lead and stayed ahead of the Pride through the beginning of the match. But Springfield against pulled ahead, 16-15, and then left the Crimson far behind to close out the game, 30-21. Just before the fourth game began, interim head coach Jose Barbosa pulled senior outside Jordan Weitzen, one of the go-to players on the team, for freshman Daniel Medina.“He was not focused at all…so I just decided to change him,” Barbosa said...
NCLB is fouled up because it doesn’t have enough muscle, and the consequences are severe. Although national scores have improved slightly and the racial achievement gap is narrowing in some parts of the country, NCLB fails to accomplish what its proponents said it would. Fourth graders can read in South Carolina but not in Tennessee. Eighth grade test scores are improving, but high school scores are plummeting...
...match season, taking home two strong singles victories over tough opponents in last weekend’s Crimson wins against then-No. 38 William and Mary and Purdue. Clayton’s hair-raising 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win on Friday against William and Mary was the fourth and decisive point in Harvard’s 4-3 upset victory and showed that he had raised the level of his game, turning himself from a pesky defensive opponent into a fearsome attacker from any point on the court. After splitting two sets against Alex Cojanu, an opponent...