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Of course, the Harvard women's lacrosse team is the only one that could be mired at that ranking, because of its illustrious history. A national championship in 1990 and seven straight appearances in the six-team NCAA Tournament come to mind.
Then there is Kemper Boyd, a corrupt FBI agent from a once illustrious and then bankrupt Tennessee family ("My father went broke and killed himself. He willed me ninety-one dollars and the gun he did it with"). Recognizing an accomplished sneak when he sees one, Director J. Edgar Hoover...
How could such an illustrious institution come to such an ignominious end? Was it mismanagement or conspiracy? Was it fraud or simply more proof of the treacherousness of those chimerical financial instruments called derivatives? At the moment Leeson, detained in Germany after a week on the run, is the only...
Add one more title to the illustrious career of Harvard women's squash co-captain Libby Eynon. Eynon captured the national championship yesterday, taking first place in the Women's Indoor Squash Racquets Association tournament.
My illustrious predecessor Raj Shourie leaves a large void for me to fill, and I'll do my best.