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...think you’re the better team, even if you’re playing better ball than them, a lot of things happen in games that it’s easy to drop one. We were really focused going into the last game. We were on a mission.”HARVARD 7, YALE 3In the fourth and final game of the weekend series, Harvard claimed victory, sweeping Yale on its own turf. Sophomore slugger Lauren Murphy knocked in four runs, going 2-for-2 with two walks. After back-to-back singles by freshman Ellen Macadam and junior...
...David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS), one of the conference sponsors, helped to recruit speakers, according to Veronica R. Martini, DRCLAS development and external relations officer. In addition, Merilee Grindle, DRCLAS director, will be moderating one of the keynote sessions in the afternoon. “The mission of the Center is to promote democracy in Latin America,” Martini said. “Conferences like this, where HBS and the Center are working together on the future of the region, are of great relevance to us, and they are a great way to provide knowledge...
...Science—incarnated with its high priests touting new social laws based on new research—comes dangerously close to the dogmatic and inflexible systems of belief that it originally replaced. Science needs to abandon its practice of prescribing advice for society and return to its root mission of exploring the mysteries of the universe. After all, the best human life cannot be discovered through peer-reviewed controlled tests; it can only be attempted through zeal, a bit of good luck, and an earnest desire to make the most of existence...
Harvard Business School professor Gail J. McGovern was named the new president and CEO of the American Red Cross yesterday. McGovern said her chief goal in her new post will be to educate the American public about the mission of the Red Cross, emphasizing that the organization’s influence expands beyond times of major disaster. Other changes she proposed include perfecting the Red Cross’s blood services and maintaining a steady stream of donations. The Red Cross currently faces a $200 million budget deficit. With the help of education, McGovern said...
...they have become a symbol of Beijing's heavy-handedness. The tracksuit-clad Sacred Torch Guard Team was drawn from China's paramilitary People's Armed Police, which is used for internal security. The group formed last August and trained by running six miles daily. While their chief mission is to protect the flame, they've also cracked down on protesters. Sebastian Coe, a two-time medalist and chairman of the London Games in 2012, called them "thugs" and said they tried to push him. A torchbearer in Paris, environmental journalist Yolaine De La Bigne, told the Associated Press that...