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...times people go to nonprofit work to hone their interests,” explains Garcia. “Then they go back to grad school or law school to try to change the system on that level...

Author: By Nina M. Catalano, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Dude, she is so set. | 12/9/2004 | See Source »

...prepare for February’s competition, Harvard will undergo an intense practice schedule throughout reading period and finals, culminating in a training trip to San Francisco over the intersession break. The Crimson will get a chance to hone its skills against unfamiliar club teams and male opponents, and be, as Hendricks said, “totally saturated with squash...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Squash Ready For Two-Month Vacation | 12/6/2004 | See Source »

Harvard coach Satinder Bajwa said that these matches can best be used to hone problem areas and develop skills necessary for tougher opponents down the road...

Author: By Courtney Petrouski, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Squash Cruises in Opening Weekend | 11/22/2004 | See Source »

Thirdly, Democrats can hone in on faith-based initiatives. If there’s one thing that 2004 taught us, it is that much of America is quite fond of Jesus. So are most black voters. If Democrats were to back faith-based initiatives that provide supplemental education to public schooling (e.g., the Martin Luther King Afterschool Initiative run in Dorchester by Harvard’s Department of African and African American Studies and Rev. Eugene Rivers) and outreach to poor communities, this would win back the Black vote and help fight the perception of Democrats as godless heathens...

Author: By Brandon M. Terry and Brandon M. Terry, S | Title: Runaway Slaves | 11/15/2004 | See Source »

...Martinez done it? By learning on the job. In 1987 she founded Toddler University, a kitchen-equipped Miami day-care center. She has continued to hone her ideas and hasn't stopped trying new ones. She's starting to market a new biscotti mix, the profits from which will go to research on children's AIDS. Martinez says she reads a business book a night to bone up on her business skills. "I've practically earned an M.B.A.," she says. With an animated cooking show and six cookbooks in the works too, she's clearly a good student. --By Jeremy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Briefing: Cooking Good | 11/8/2004 | See Source »

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