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Though he hasn’t shown much power, posting only one extra-base hit in 24 games played, Salsgiver has shown a knack for getting on base for the Gatemen. Despite hitting at only a .221 clip, the Crimson right fielder has an on-base percentage of .346, second on the team only to the .354 mark of Houston outfielder Travis Tully...

Author: By Lande A. Spottswood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Farkes, Salsgiver See Mixed Results at Cape | 7/23/2004 | See Source »

While Donato has undoubtedly internalized Cleary’s Olympic style, whether he possesses Cleary’s knack for imparting the game is as yet unclear. According to Welch, though, the question is almost irrelevant...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It’s Official: Donato Returns to Harvard | 7/9/2004 | See Source »

While Donato has undoubtedly internalized Cleary’s Olympic style, whether he possesses Cleary’s knack for imparting the game is as yet unclear. According to Welch, though, the question is almost irrelevant...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: It's Official: Donato Returning To Harvard | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

...ended up weakening it. Prodi's attention long ago strayed from the Union to domestic Italian politics and, partly for that reason, he ended up on a collision course with government leaders over economic policy and the architecture of the E.U.'s institutions. Worse, Prodi had an unfortunate knack for miscommunication - even when he was right, as he arguably was when he called the euro-zone deficit limits "stupid." Perhaps his bigger problem was faltering support for the E.U. in the capitals of Europe. "It was a lot easier being Commission President when you had Mitterrand, Kohl and Andreotti pushing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europe's Impossible Job | 6/27/2004 | See Source »

Much has been made of the Howard Dean campaign's knack for online fund raising and MoveOn.org's success in uniting like-minded netizens. But that's just part of a much larger paradigm shift. Real campaign technology is just now booting up. Powerful search tools often honed on vast, private consumer databases are playing increasingly important roles in shaping election strategies. Technology managers have become important campaign advisers, providing precision guidance on how campaign funds should be allocated and what messages might resonate. "Elections are very much like one-day sales," says Dean Phillips, president of Aristotle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Elect Tech | 5/3/2004 | See Source »

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