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...pervasive pattern of discrimination that was leaving an extraordinary number of high-quality potential candidates behind,” Summers said, “one suspects that in the highly competitive academic marketplace, there would be more examples of institutions that succeeded substantially by working to fill the gap...
...points notched by Ogunwole and Preston were the last team points the Crimson was to see on the day, however. The Big Red rolled through the remainder of matches and only stretched the point gap...
When I was in 9th grade, Geometry was my favorite subject. I was bored in English and History (my perennial faves), but Mr. Refkin, brought out of retirement to fill a gap in the math department, inspired me. I was proving theorems like Pythagoras himself, I thought. I was fascinated by the visualization of shapes; it clicked. I loved math...
...Crimson held a slim advantage throughout the early portion of the first frame. After a McKiernan ace gave the Crimson a 9-5 lead, Johnson & Wales closed the gap to two and never let Harvard pull away by more than that margin over the rest of the game...
Harvard opened up a 27-25 lead, but Johnson & Wales closed the gap to pull even at 27. An unforced error by the Wildcats gave the Crimson a game point at 29-27. Junior outside hitter Brandon Blanchet contributed a block, which allowed Johnson & Wales to stave off the first. But senior outside hitter Juan Ramos came through with a kill to give Harvard the first game...