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...high school junior in Madison,Wis., he led a push to get a student on his school board. As a senior, he spoke to the Wisconsin legislature and lobbied successfully for increased school aid--which ultimately amounted to $20 million...
Some council members fear that Plants' tendency to speak his mind could get in the way as president...
...have the same vision, and that can alienate people sometimes," says Alexander A. Boni-Saenz '01, a fellow Eliot House council member. "He is a person with strong viewpoints. He will express those viewpoints in any context--not just when it's the best way to unite people and get things done...
This experience was a little jolting. After all, I spend a significant amount of time dreading my impending "adulthood," which entails getting a steady job and buying life insurance and wallpaper. As a sophomore I'm already contemplating which fellowships I could get so as to stave off being a grown up for a few more years. Therefore imagine my shock when the participants at this year's annual Harvard Model United Nations (HMUN) conference, only a few years younger than myself, readily treated me like a grown up. I tried to inform them of their gross mistake. I purposefully...
Skating down the middle on a two-on-two rush with senior Kevin Caulfield on the right wing, Dolinar dished it to Caulfield midway through the Harvard zone. Caulfield took the pass and managed to get a step on junior defenseman Tim Stay. As the puck went to him, Dolinar's marker--junior defenseman Liam McCarthy -turned to watch it. Dolinar took advantage of the moment, slipping past McCarthy...