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...believe it or not, it’s not that hard. All it takes is a group of girls getting together and saying, “Hey, our organization could use a little estrogen in its leadership. Have you all thought about running for something?” Minus the estrogen bit, men have the exact same conversations all the time. Women simply need to get together and support and encourage one another. The rest will fall into place...
...Meyer ’07, one of this fall’s Phi Beta Kappa inductees, offered words of hope yesterday for the first-years longing to be accepted into the prestigious national honor society. “My very first, and worst, grade at Harvard was a C-minus in a rhetoric course freshman year,” said Meyer, a Social Studies concentrator in Winthrop House. “It was the lowest grade I’d ever gotten in my whole life, but it really motivated me.” Meyer was among the 48 seniors...
Ride sharing generally affords more companionship than a train or bus trip. But that can be a plus or a minus, depending on the quality of your companions. A disclaimer on eRideShare.com reads, "Please keep in mind that there are crazies out there. Don't travel with someone you don't trust." While the American Automobile Association (AAA) encourages carpooling with someone you know, it warns against ride sharing when you don't know who is behind the wheel. "You're hooking up with a perfect stranger," says Robert Sinclair Jr., a spokesman for AAA. "Beyond the fact that they...
...Jeremy Lin played twenty-five minutes, tied for the team lead with six rebounds, and led the team with four steals, while junior forward Brad Unger contributed ten points off the bench, including a key lay up in the final minute of the game. Both had very good plus-minus numbers—that is, the difference in how many points the team scores compared to how much the opponent scores when the player is on the court. “Brad had a terrific game off the bench,” Crimson coach Frank Sullivan said...
...have taken a step back this week,” he said. “We definitely feel like we’re on track with where we want to be.” A step back? That’s ironic, considering that Harvard held Columbia to minus-14 yards rushing and 320 pass yards on 52 attempts. “Maybe I’m being overcritical,” he said.Nonetheless, the Crimson will have to live up to Berg’s high standards in order to ensure that Saturday’s game will result...