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...last night. “I don’t think I’ve ever run that fast in my life, and I used to run cross-country. My face was beet red.” The lessons of the course were put to the test during the mishap, and students performed swimmingly, Ben-Shahar said. “I think the students were amazing. They were making jokes—they told me to give myself the permission to be human,” he said, referring to one of the main principles of the course. Faculty...
...relief after applicants to the Class of 2010 received electronic acceptances and rejections without a hitch this past week. Unfortunately, it hasn’t always been that way. The College’s current system has been relatively problem-free so far—the most recent mishap was experienced in 2002 when America Online’s filter system interpreted Harvard’s e-mails as spam and bounced the messages back to the admissions office. Fortunately for the College, it was obvious then that the Harvard admissions office was not at fault. Other than...
Fortunately, that wasn't the result of this mishap. Three days after the shooting, Whittington, who turns 79 next month, experienced a minor heart attack caused by a piece of birdshot that lodged in or near his heart. But by Friday he was well enough to leave the hospital. A lifelong Republican who is also respected by Democrats for helping reform Texas' prison system, Whittington needled reporters as he left. "This past weekend encompassed all of us in a cloud of misfortune and sadness that is not easy to explain, especially to those who are not familiar with the great...
...hunting mishap that involved Vice President Dick Cheney took a more serious turn this afternoon. But it won't be clear just how serious until some key questions are answered...
Kim’s passport mishap does not deter her from traveling in the future...