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...fate of man to earn his keep by toil. Perhaps that is why activism comes so effortlessly to Harvard students—they acutely realize the effort of employment and the comparative ease of stroking one’s ego while greedily claiming the moral high ground. The ivory-tower activist only need reach for his keyboard, or, if he feels adventurous that day, grab a placard and march in the square, to soothe his weary conscience worn down by the moral baggage of upper-middle-class luxury. Common sense approved by custom once deemed the best goods...
...plays away from perfect overall—with a talented receiving corps, a senior quarterback who has come into his own, and a running back who finally broke out for a big game the weekend before. The Lions were conceding 267 yards per game on the ground and 418 total. The gameplan seemed simple: put the ball in sophomore tailback Cheng Ho’s hands and let him run wild, while occasionally throwing the ball to keep the Columbia defense honest. It was a sure-fire way to trample the Lions, right? Wrong. The final score was a measly...
...onto his momentum, and lost the third set, 6-2. Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, junior co-captain Chris Clayton, senior Ashwin Kumar, and junior Sasha Ermakov powered the Crimson to a strong showing in the Seminole Invitational. Despite arriving at their hotel very early Friday morning, all three Harvard players ground their way to wins through long opening matches. Kumar and Clayton made it into the quarterfinals of the 32-player tournament.“All the matches were grinds,” Clayton said. “It was impossible to win anything from the baseline.” Clayton...
...Newspaper columnist Dina Fernandez sees a trend at work, noting that "the fact that a military man is gaining ground in the presidential election sends the message that the civilian governments have failed...
...veranda at the governor's residence in the southwestern Venezuelan state of Barinas, Narciso Chavez stands up, lifts a leg and stomps the ground several times, laughing. He is demonstrating the country-and-western dance moves he learned years ago at bars near Daytona Beach. Nacho, as he's nicknamed, studied English in Florida, had a son with his American girlfriend in Ohio, and claims he's still the best English teacher in his hometown. More to the point, perhaps, he's the younger brother of President Hugo Chavez, which may be how he came to be stomping around...