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...appeared at just the right time, I think, in terms of paleoanthropology, in the sense that we had very few fossils beyond three million years old at that point. Most of the evidence for human evolution older than three million years, you could fit in the palm of your hand. One of the major things she did was open wide that window. She showed us conclusively that upright walking and bipedalism preceded all of the other changes we'd normally consider being human, such as tool-making. She gave us a glimpse of what older ancestors would look like. Lucy...
...think she so successfully captured the public imagination? It's not particularly common for a fossil to become a household name. I think she's captured the public's attention for a number of reasons. One, she's fairly complete. If you remove the hand bones and foot bones, she's 40% complete, so one actually gets an image of an individual, of a person. It's not just like looking at a jaw with some teeth. People can envision a little three-and-a-half foot tall female walking around. Also, I must say, her name is one that...
...underwater world below while chronicling the adventures in a video blog series and photos to be posted online. “I was never going to work at an office job,” says Murphy, whose last summer internship entailed swimming with sharks in the Bahamas. His right hand still bears a distinct scar from an encounter gone awry. Murphy hopes that this past experience will give him an edge amongst over 34,000 competitors, including Cabot House resident Thomas R. Benson ’09. Benson says he applied in the hopes of getting “basically...
...They’ve got a lot of energy, they’re dynamic players, and hopefully their contributions will continue through the playoffs.”Certain second-years have truly reached the potential that they flashed as rookies, earning playing time during crucial minutes and having a hand in some of the Crimson’s most critical plays. Among the underclassmen, those who have most consistently delivered the goods are Leanna Coskren, Liza Ryabkina, Katharine Chute, and Kate Buesser.“Those four sophomores have definitely stepped it up for us this year...
...Ring.” There’s popcorn and cookies aplenty, but only about ten people sprawled around the television. 11:35 p.m. Krista E. Weiss ’09, former HoCo executive and the brains behind the slumber party, enters with both food and wine in hand. “I was sitting in the dining hall with my block mates, and we were talking about funny things we could do in Pfoho, and I just thought of having a sleepover,” says Weiss. According to her, the general response was positive, but the actual turnout...