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...places. This weekend, however, the Crimson swimmers touched the wall first in 12 of 16 races, allowing Harvard to cruise to an easy victory over the Lions. The Crimson divers wasted no time in putting Harvard on the scoreboard, as senior Lucas Sanders won both the one- and three-meter events with scores of 290.85 and 276.15, respectively. Freshman Zac Ranta took second place in both events. Armed with diving depth it has not had in the last few years, the Crimson has six divers this year to back up the consistent Sanders. The 200 medley team built...
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...meager $40,000 for the complete results and use the statistical proof of their superiority as leverage with advertisers.But all this is about to change. Arbitron is officially entering the 21st century and revolutionizing the ratings game with the introduction of a pager-like device called the Portable People Meter (PPM). The PPM supposedly “detects inaudible codes embedded in the audio portion of media and entertainment content delivered by broadcasters, content providers, and distributors.” The beeper-like devices are said to be more accurate, easier to use, and, according to the tech gurus...
...novel into an English film is a very difficult task: the translation can easily render a beautifully poetic line in Spanish as corny in English. García Márquez’s writing makes this translation even more difficult. His prose is known for its detail, harmonious meter, and subtle humor—rarely do any of these attributes make it to the big screen. Undoubtedly, this becomes the film’s tragic flaw. The film would have been profoundly better in its native language, where direct quotes could have been used, and more of the novel?...
While competing for Harvard, Scherf was named an All-American four times, and, as a sophomore, broke the world junior record in the 10,000 meters at the Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonals Championships. She holds the school record in both the 5,000 and 10,000-meter events, and finished 38th and 53rd at the NCAA cross-country championships in her first and second year as a Crimson athlete, respectively. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...