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...years, as we flock to Phillips Brooks House Association Programs, issue advocacy groups, partisan campaign trips, and Institute of Politics study groups, turning to each in the belief that we should enter Harvard not only to grow in our own wisdom, but to use the knowledge and skills we gain here to work for our vision of a better world...

Author: By Greg M. Schmidt | Title: Depart to Serve How? | 5/12/2006 | See Source »

...roguish quality of these exploits dovetails nicely with Americans' rather sordid assumptions about whom they send to the Capitol. Polls have found that most Americans believe both senators and congressmen to be "petty politicians fighting for personal gain," (63%) "out of touch with what's going on in the country," (63%) and 41% believe that their own Congressman has taken a bribe. Of course, they are still electing them - perhaps as a way of rewarding their sheer stick-to-it-iveness and initiative. Being this corrupt, after all, must be hard work. Between the tabloid stories and the presumption...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Congressmen Are Such Easy Marks | 5/12/2006 | See Source »

...their academics and their life goals," says Nancy Schneider, who founded Milken's WISE program in 2000. "Their motivation soars, and they become very committed to meeting their responsibilities." This year Schneider's students are working with a chef and a surgeon, among others. "It's an opportunity to gain real-life experience," says Maghen, who is considering a career as a judge. "This is way more interesting than studying for my advanced-placement bio test...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Combat Senioritis | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...very opportunistic team and they capitalized on a lot of mistakes of ours.” In the second frame, the Crimson fared little better as it gave up four goals on eight shots. But Flood kept the team in the game by continuing to gain possessions.But it was not enough to keep the Big Green from scoring twice in the final 1:15, putting it up 9-5 going into the break. “I thought in the first half the offense went a little flat, but defensively I was actually surprised we weren’t doing...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Fails to Maintain Pressure In Triple-OT Loss | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

...bright note.“We kind of wasted his effort,” Harvard coach Scott Anderson said. “I don’t even know what the statistics were for the game, but it was unbelievable.”Flood helped the Crimson gain control of the ball in the first two overtimes.But missed opportunities on the offensive end proved to be Harvard’s downfall.None came closer than junior attackman Evan Calvert’s shot in front of the goal near the end of the second extra frame, which missed sealing...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harvard Can’t Capitalize on Flood’s Faceoff Wins | 5/8/2006 | See Source »

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