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...important is the upcoming election in light of the fact that the next president is likely to have at least one Supreme Court appointment...
...outcomes in making their betting decision, while the players who were given all of the outcomes as a set of information were much more likely to take all of them into equal consideration when making a prediction. This conclusion, along with Barron’s previous work, sheds considerable light on understanding the actions of investors in global financial markets, specifically in the realm of stocks. Barron compared the hypothetical reactions of one investor who had experienced a significant downturn in the distant past with a new investor who hears about the downturn as part of a set of information...
...polish of the production that director Stern knows his craft well. The show went on with a professional smoothness that’s a testament to his vision. However, it is at once obvious that “The Hyacinth Macaw” isn’t a light play. Instead, it is essentially about the nature of everything and wants to say it all in a mere two-hour time span. While the production hardly accomplished that, in retrospect it succeeded in another aspect—crafting a new appreciation for silence in that elusive search for meaning...
...focus on bringing alums back to campus to provide current undergraduates with networking opportunities. Grace C. Hou ’06, secretary of PBHA-A, said the weekend emphasized the goals of the alumni organization to promote professional networking and public service and public interest opportunities, especially in light of the current economic crisis. “We want to help students pursue what [the Office of Career Services] calls alternative careers,” Hou said. PBHA alumni discussed this kind of work in public service in a panel on Saturday afternoon. All the panelists described following unexpected paths...
...Bock said. “I think if we can just eliminate the bas mistakes we’ve made in the last two regattas and just keep the good races, then we should be fine.”WOMEN’S STU NELSON TROPHYHeavy winds and light sailors derailed Harvard’s women’s team at the Stu Nelson Trophy, hosted by Connecticut College. The Crimson placed 16th in the 18-team field. “Our boat was a little overpowered. We’re a pretty small weight combination for the wind...