Word: friendships
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Support and friendship might not exactly be something that you look for from your varsity coach, but that’s exactly what the fencing team has in its leader, Peter Brand. When the Israeli native came to Harvard in 1999, the squad was in disarray. Now, eight years later, high schoolers want to join the Crimson to have the chance to be his fencer. Brand boasts a national championship team, and numerous individual champions have emerged from under his tutelage. This year, Brand continued to add to his coaching resume. The fencing team took a number of hits throughout...
...Crimson helped improve the quality of my writing, provided space for some of the most enjoyable parties at Harvard, and formed bonds of friendship that can only be formed by finagling with a giant printing machine at 3 a.m. on a Sunday night...
...partnership is more a friendship of convenience than a permanent pact. Apple benefits by bolstering its phone with popular Web tools, while Google gives its users a slick new way to access its services. One concern for Apple might be that the growing popularity of Google's mobile e-mail and calendar programs could reduce interest in Apple's own such offerings. But Apple already gives that software away for free, so the competition isn't likely to pose a lasting problem...
...psyched to go with Romney as my candidate. Then Brownback's spokesman agreed to put me on Brownback's top-friends list--in return for changing my screen name from "Joel Stein" to "Joel Stein Supports Sam Brownback." That guy knows how MySpace friendship works...
...crime.) He has cultivated good working relationships with many disparate and powerful elements in the city. He tapped longtime LAPD critic and civil rights lawyer Constance Rice to write a report on the Rampart scandal and to oversee compliance with her recommended reforms. He's also developed a friendship with the Police Commission President John Mack, who, as head of the L.A. Urban League, was long a thorn in LAPD's side. "I like to bring lots of people into the tent who have historically been outside, as a way to break down the insularity and isolation this organization...