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Even in the thick of June, Cambridge weather has quite the knack of doing the unexpected...

Author: By Xi Yu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cambridge Weather Poised to Strike, 'Taste of' Postponed | 6/23/2010 | See Source »

...positive attitude and emphasis on fun been Clark’s only attributes as a coach, the team would not have done nearly as well. But Clark’s spirited style was accompanied by a thorough knowledge of the game and a knack for in-game management...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: COACH OF THE YEAR: Jamie Clark | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

...freshman spring I just started assisting on all kinds of shows and learned that way.” But according to Beth G. Shields ’10, former president of the Harvard-Radcliffe Dramatic Club (and Zellmann-Rohrer’s girlfriend), Zellmann-Rohrer’s knack for lighting design has never been hindered by a lack of formal training. “Michael possesses a phenomenal talent as a designer,” she says. “He’s incredibly creative, and he can solve the most difficult challenges that come...

Author: By Paula I. Ibieta, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Michael Zellmann-Rohrer ’10 | 4/27/2010 | See Source »

Though his knack for blocking and killing the volleyball are recent discoveries, Glootz developed a love for music at a young age. He admits that the piano is his primary instrument, but he took his love of the accordion to a high level, winning a U-17 national title in the instrument at a ripe...

Author: By Catherine E. Coppinger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Renaissance Man Fills in for Crimson | 4/21/2010 | See Source »

...today, shopping is incredibly inefficient. The registrar seems to have a knack for wrongly guessing a given class’s enrollment, leading to a complex room reshuffle during the first week. In addition, many classes must scramble to find extra Teaching Fellows, a slow process that can delay sectioning and the syllabus. These TFs are also frequently underqualified, drawn from a subdiscipline barely relevant to the class. The current pre-registration plan hopes to cut down on this initial chaos—which cost Harvard one million dollars last year—but eliminating shopping would end it definitively...

Author: By Nathaniel S. Rakich | Title: Close Up Shopping | 4/21/2010 | See Source »

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