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...again.The Big Green scored two late unearned runs to seal a 7-3 victory in Saturday’s opener, then held off a eighth-inning Crimson rally to clinch the Red Rolfe division title with a 5-4 win in the nightcap. When Harvard had only pride to gain, its Achilles’ heel—an inability to keep pace with the best Ivy League lineups—came back to haunt it once again. Dartmouth’s relentless offense, highlighted by Nick Santomauro, Michael Pagliarulo, and Damon Wright in the three-, four-, and five-holes, gave...
...seventh inning, when Harvard trailed 8-1. In the bottom of the seventh, Macadam came to bat with one out and two runners in scoring position. The rookie connected for a two-RBI shot to left field, but two fly outs ended the game before the rally could gain momentum. —Staff writer Julia R. Senior can be reached at jrsenior@fas.harvard.edu...
...graduate education—contends that pursuing a higher degree serves the “public good.” The project, “Graduate Education and the Public Good,” emphasizes that post-undergraduate education leads to positive benefits for society and not just personal gain for individuals. Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) is a member of CGS. “While there are a number of findings showing that people with more advanced degrees tend to be better citizens, teach their children more about public affairs, etc., what...
...offseason. Usually, it’s turnover at key positions that holds the attention of fans.Sitting down before Harvard’s spring game on Saturday night, I tried to plan out some key position battles I would watch, figuring that the game would be a golden opportunity to gain insight into next fall. But instead of a long list, I came away with the impression that Crimson fans have nothing to worry about in the 2008 season. After all, it’s a good sign when the battle for the third receiver and fourth quarterback spots are among...
...novel is not to “vividly bring home social conditions.” “When you have the opportunity to do a documentary—to do Frontline, to do The Wire—and reach a much larger audience much quicker and you actually gain, it’s more vivid, you can go right to the body on the street in Baghdad and can have that up on the screen,” Franzen said. “I’m engaged in a lifelong struggle to produce texts that have that kind...