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...Mori started off the week in full-on kabuki mode, denying Monday that he'd told a weekend meeting of party elders that he'd resign. The denial, universally deemed mere lame-duck face-saving in advance of upcoming summits with George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin, tipped the Japanese markets over into panic mode and sent the Nikkei 500 plunging to lows not seen since 1985, the long-ago days when Japan was an economic juggernaut to be emulated...
After a post-exam period tailspin, Harvard has slowly been plugging away in the standings and gradually regained its foothold in the league. Difficult victories over St. Lawrence and Rennsalaer almost a month ago, and a dominant performance against Yale a few weeks ago--a mere taste of the series that was to come--boosted the Crimson's confidence to unprecedented levels this season...
...primary duties of the University president, of course, will still be academic in nature. Summers brings impeccable scholarly credentials to the table. A tenured professor at a mere 28 years old, Summers' work in applied and theoretical economics has been roundly hailed as spectacular. Moreover, as a former Harvard professor, Summers has a first-hand, insider's perspective on Harvard's educational strengths and weaknesses. But while we have full faith in Summers' credentials, we do not yet know his plans for higher education in general or for Harvard's undergraduates in particular...
...First, caveat emptor: You get very little "Hate" for your money. The 64-page annual contains a mere eight pages of a Buddy story, and a pretty forgettable one at that. The remaining selections are more like "Peter's Grab-Bagge:" reprinted odds and ends, some of which can be found for free on the Web. The biggest of these are three spot-illustrated text pieces about Alan Keyes, The Hollies, and the Experience Music Project. They're OK, but I like comics...
Both the Crimson and the Big Green were dominant, however, and Dartmouth claimed the league crown by a mere one point...