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While the financial industry is in tatters, Wall Street's near implosion kindled concern over the dangers of unfettered free markets - a fear that could spur demand for those able to gauge and repair the damage. "It looks like we're going to go into more of a regulatory environment, so that will help accountants and lawyers," Challenger says...
...writer is the Associate Dean of Harvard College, the Secretary of the Administrative Board, and a Lecturer on Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations...
Sure, Penn is 3-1 in the Ancient Eight just like Harvard and statistically has just as good of a chance of winning the Ivy title as the Crimson does. But the Quakers are nowhere near Harvard’s level and I don’t even think they’ll make it to next week still in contention...
...League champion and title-holder, Harvard would earn a spot in the NCAA tournament for the first time since its 2004 season. First though, the Crimson must deal with the Lions. Columbia has dominated this season, while Harvard struggled near the start of the year, beginning its campaign with two losses. The teams are similar in their aggressive styles of play, pressuring their opponents on defense while quickly seizing on goal scoring opportunities...
...Meanwhile, outside thousands of protesters had hit the streets near the meeting, shouting "Step down, Ma Ying-jeou!", throwing plastic bottles and rocks, and wearing yellow head and neck bands that read "Taiwan is My Country." The opposition Democratic Progressive Party, wary of any moves to draw closer to China, has staged protests throughout Chen's visit. Some 7000 police have been deployed to maintain order, and a couple of protestors have been injured in the chaos. On Wednesday, hundreds surrounded the hotel where Chen was dining and refused to disperse until 2AM, when Chen could finally leave. "The protests...