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...controlled the ground game in the second half and reprised his fantastic performance in last year's Game. Hu's 177 yards surpasses his effort in last year's game by two yards. Hu also broke the Harvard record for number of carries in a game (41) and became the first Harvard back to rush for more than 3,000 career yards...

Author: By Matt Howitt, | Title: Harvard Triumphs in The Game, 26-21 | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

There is a hint of conspiracy here and even a dash of the apocalyptic. Hicks is no friend to modernity. He fantasizes about the rural "gardens" that were the early boarding schools, safe from the encroaching roads of suburbia. While it is true that suburbia is probably not fertile ground for great-souled heroism, Hicks' negative reaction is uncalled for and even frightening. Hicks has a dangerous vision of the world that he only partially shares with...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Let Boarding Schools Bow Out Gracefully | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...trained in the Government Department, Harvard's breeding ground for those who love the sound of their own voices and who love to have others hear the sound of their voices. I fit in well. However, as I sat in this unfamiliar and laid-back world of the 19th-century novel, a cleft in the crimson student body became apparent...

Author: By Gil Seinfeld, | Title: The `Hunter-Gatherer' Theory of Classes | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

...when we attempt to use these skills to gain new ground and fail, we are worse off than we were, because our faith in ourselves is shaken. We fear mediocrity not because it is inherently a bad thing, but rather because if we ever come to believe ourselves mediocre, then by definition we will have lost whatever we once believed made us great...

Author: By David H. Goldbrenner, | Title: The Toll Of Ambition | 11/22/1996 | See Source »

Building on last year's ground-breaking achievements, Harvard seeks both individual and team progress...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, | Title: Wrestling Commences Season | 11/22/1996 | See Source »

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