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...example, “senior thesis work” in Visual and Environmental Studies or “professionalization of assistant coaching ranks.” None of that has “significant leverage on society,” although it does have significant leverage on very narrow segments of the Harvard population. Students passionate about breast cancer research or AIDS in Africa should reserve their donations for those goal-specific charities...
...might the rift between Kerry and the church he calls a "bedrock of values, of sureness about who I am" affect the election? Catholics are among the narrow slice of the electorate considered truly up for grabs this year, and they constitute a major share of the voters in the Midwestern and Southwestern swing states. Those who are most strongly antiabortion are probably already in Bush's camp. But many Catholics are, like Kerry, struggling with contradictions between the church's teachings and what they practice. Still others say abortion is not the only issue that matters when they vote...
...narrow the gap, the report recommended the countries develop a common approach for dealing with “irresponsible states” and come together on policies to make use of multilateral organizations...
...Bobcats—coming off a less-than-impressive performance against No. 3 Maryland in which they were trounced 25-3—scored five of the next seven goals to narrow the margin...
...team could capitalize in the fourth as the Bears held off a Crimson rally. Harvard had its best chance to close the gap, off a penalty shot awarded with nine seconds left, but Crimson sophomore Sarah Kennifer was unable to get it past the Brown goalie. The narrow loss gave Harvard confidence in its strong showing...