Word: hubbub
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Amid all the hubbub regarding the hows and whys of Schwarzenegger's victory, there is an overlooked explanation: he may simply represent what has been lacking in politics for a considerable while. He is a self-made man who has enough money so he never needs to ingratiate himself with the various lobbyists and political-action committees that plague our system. Instead of spending his entire career ensconced in a bureaucracy spending other people's money, he built a thriving business and career. Maybe what many voters want is someone who has actually had to live and survive...
...post for the year to become interim athletic director, leaving head bench duties to trusted assistant Stan Moore. Then, prized recruit Justin Anderson left school in late September because of homesickness. On top of that, the university announced last week that it will begin offering athletic scholarships. Amid the hubbub, it’s amazing Moore has kept his guys coming to the rink everyday. But not only has he done that, he’s led them to a solid start. The Raiders are 1-1-1, with a big home-opener win over Ferris State, an NCAA tournament...
...this hubbub surrounding the fate of the Quad made me a bit curious about the social scene beyond Daedalus and Redline. A field trip was in order. Last Saturday night, hoping to experience the bar scene from a Quadling’s perspective, I took the T to Porter Square. I packed my newly-legal ID, and a girlfriend who would walk me home, and rode off into the night. What I found was an enjoyable change from the Harvard Square pace and a new appreciation for fair Cambridge. Call up those Quad friends you never see anymore and retrace...
Next month, when students get their grades in the mail, many of us will feel the repercussions of last year’s media hubbub over grade inflation. Following the release of figures that showed over 50 percent of grades given at Harvard College are an A or A-, the administration has been putting pressure on the chairs of every department, to drive grades down. Some have suggested that the administration originally felt pressure from disgruntled alumni, so of whom are shocked that some many students at Harvard receive such high evaluations...
...during all of this hubbub, RUS quietly changed its slogan from “RUS: For Women at Harvard,” to “RUS: For Feminism at Harvard...