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...does it matter that you held the door open for a stranger? It’s not out of the ordinary. Or, at least, it wasn’t. Today, we act like the crucial tests come with the big things. Did you give up a lucrative job to help starving kids in Haiti? Did you take a stand against your government? Did you die in the line of duty? But the crucial tests come more often—in fact, they come everyday. Those common courtesies—which today are not so common—are tests...
...very supportive and welcoming to the women on campus,” Susan T. Friberg ’64 said. “I had a decision to make as to whether or not to accept advanced standing. My mother contacted her and asked her to help me with the situation. President Bunting then invited me to her home to speak to me personally. I thought that that was a very good thing...
...can’t help but wonder why there is such a difference in the wide world of sports fans. In 2007, the Harvard softball team struggled to get fans out to our games. It took the hosting of the first Ivy League Championship Series to really see some outside interest. The following year, the league decided to rework the softball and baseball schedules so both teams would play at home at the same time. This greatly benefited the softball team, as we were able to lure Harvard baseball fans—there seemed to always be an abundance...
...example, says M. Scott Daubin, a former Student Association co-president and a member of the MBA Class of 2010, Light injected additional funding for the MBA Career and Professional Development Office to help soon-to-be MBAs find employment in a much-weakened job market and allocated a larger budget to subsidize the salaries of new graduates who chose positions at non-profits...
That freshman boost will help the men’s Nordic team continue to make strides next year. The men couldn’t match the strong finishes of the women’s team, consistently placing 10th and 11th. The freshman duo of Kevin Sprague and Anthony Ryerson showed promise throughout the season, and City expects them to lead the charge, along with a strong recruiting class, next winter...