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Cusworth was harder on himself in light of the narrow defeat...
...said in a brief phone interview that the committee was paying close attention to the views of the faculty advisory group but declined further comment. Other members of the committee either declined requests for comment or could not be reached.Verba said the committee and the advisory group hoped to narrow a candidate list to 30 to 40 names by next month, when the governing boards will meet. That would put the search committee on approximately the same pace as the last one, which presented a 30-40-name list to the Corporation and the Board of Overseers when they...
...Task Force’s turn against methodology may reflect a dissatisfaction with the Core, which, as I am urging, vaunted methods over facts. The Core’s approach to methodology, however, teaches methods via intensive exploration of a single, sometimes narrow topic. The scientific method’s general applicability, however, can be best taught by applying it in a wide range of settings. The Task Force’s emphasis on broader courses that teach a wide range of facts is a step in the right direction, especially if those facts serve to teach the scientific method...
...Crimson started off strong, racking up a 3-0 lead over Princeton by the second quarter, with freshman Spencer Livingston netting Harvard’s third unanswered goal. But the Tigers quickly clawed their way back in the game, slamming in three goals in the last four minutes to narrow Harvard’s lead, 4-3.The game went back and forth throughout the second half, as the Crimson evened it up every time Princeton pulled ahead. But the Tigers kept pressing until they gained the advantage, coming out on top, 9-8.“We just fell short...
...that the Crimson managed to pare by only a single point before the Bulldogs closed out the game on a kill by freshman outside hitter Alexis Crusey.The second game opened far less auspiciously for Harvard, as Yale jumped out to a 6-0 lead, which the Crimson managed to narrow to 13-10, before the Bulldogs lead stabilized at five up to the end of the game.“They were picking up balls that usually would drop,” Turley-Molony said. “They broke down our passing a lot.”The Bulldogs...