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...University community enjoys peaceful somnolence in this its 351st year, Alumni Against Apartheid, which sponsored Seidman's candidacy, has mounted another offensive. With continued alumni support, some of this year's six unofficial divestment candidates may continue to spark reforms in Harvard's bureacratic mudpuddle. May they lift a few heads from the sand...
...strategy paid off as Stars & Stripes grew stronger during the competition. The boat seemed to find a "magical lift," according to rival USA Skipper Tom Blackaller, who lost the semifinals to Conner in four straight three weeks ago. That set the stage for a neat matchup of opposites last week because New Zealand was designed for maneuverability on high seas. The result, says Conner, is "like a fuel dragster vs. a turbocharged Porsche. While the dragster might have more speed in a straight line, he doesn't want to go 24 hours at Le Mans." The series was also...
While other areas have been happy to put their condos at the mountain base, Okemo has built several that are midway up the slope at the top of a chairlift. In the lift department, Okemo has removed the low-capacity pomas and now has three new triples and one new quad chair...
While Okemo does not have any special college ski weeks like some of the other places, the resort does try to attract students. The only mountain to offer a student discount, Okemo sells mid-week lift tickets for $13.50 (half of the regular $27) to anyone with a valid college...
...arrived at the base of the Snowdon triple chair at 2 p.m., around the time that the sun was beginning to set. From the lift, the trail that ran underneath the chair, "Conclusion," looked like a fun mogul run. That was our first mistake. Our second mistake was skiing down Conclusion, which had bumps that were in all the wrong places. After gracelessly bouncing our way to the bottom, we got in the car and headed north...