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...sophomore Zac Ranta, who has broken onto the Ivy diving scene this year. Qualifying for the NCAA A Division Championships, the Hales Corners, Wis. native also claimed first in both of the day’s diving events. Ranta posted a score of 296.47 in the 1-meter dive, surpassing the second-place finisher from Navy by over 60 points, and a remarkable 349.51 in the 3-meter dive.Sophomore Henry Winslow followed Ranta in the 3-meter event, scoring 267.83 for a solid second-place finish. Winslow also placed third in the 1-meter dive.The Crimson divers’ victories...
...wastewater undergoes more stringent treatment than almost any water source on the planet. First, the dark beer-colored sewage is pulled through a series of tubes stuffed with thousands of fibers pierced with holes 1/300th the size of a human hair. Anything larger than 0.2 millionth of a meter - which includes suspended solids and bacteria - is left behind. The cleansed water is then forced at high pressure through hundreds of tubes that are filled with tightly wound plastic membranes. Reverse osmosis, as the process is called, stops nonwater molecules - including viruses and pharmaceuticals. (The last part is particularly important...
...meets] should be important for us, and with the support of the Harvard community, they should be big meets, especially once February rolls around [for the Heptagonal Championships].” Co-captain Becky Christensen wasted no time automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championships with a personal-best 1.85-meter jump. Despite taking a short approach—seven steps instead of the usual 10—the jump earned her a victory in the high jump. “It felt really good,” Christensen said. “I’ve never really taken full...
...sounds stilted over even the simplest beats. On the awkward mix of light disco and club rap that is “What A World,” featuring ex-Harvard popsters Chester French, Common’s delivery is reduced to simple monosyllabic rhymes with the same monotonous meter: “I met a boy from Chicago, had dreams to be a star / And make a way, and get some pay, and drive a fancy car.” Nevertheless, Common’s rapping seems practically virtuosic compared to the album’s disappointing guest appearances...
...what actually needs to be done to achieve that.” BIG AL OPEN The Crimson divers returned from Princeton this past weekend, bringing home an eighth-place finish at the Big Al Invitational. Harvard was led by sophomore Zac Ranta, who captured sixth in the 3-meter dive with a score of 256.6 points. Freshman Taylor Nickel also had a standout performance, securing an eighth-place finish in the 3-meter dive (245 points) and 10th in the 1-meter dive. “I think we’re doing a lot of great things...