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...professor at the Stern Business School at New York University, has warned for years of the dangers of a coming financial implosion. "The risk of a hard landing in China is sharply rising," he wrote recently. "A deceleration in the Chinese growth rate to 7% in 2009 - just a notch above a 6% "hard landing" - is highly likely, and an even worse outcome cannot be ruled out at this point." But other analysts, many of whom are China specialists, believe that a range of factors unique to the nation will not only likely preserve it from the worst...
...Diekema said. “Lots of guys are stepping up and racing when they need to, and they are really helping the team win big.” Following the win on Friday, Harvard’s next step is to step its performance up one more notch to prepare for the Georgia Invitational held from Dec. 5-7 against Clemson, Denver, West Virginia, and Georgia. “I’m really looking forward to competing at the Georgia Invitational. It’s a fun meet, and a lot of great athletes go and race there...
...meets.Co-captain Emily Cross, junior Anna Podolsky, and freshman Shelby MacLeod jumped on their opponents early and closed out their matches well. The foil squad will be looked to throughout the season to help the Crimson continue its winning ways.“The foil squad has three top notch fencers with extensive national and international experience,” Brand said. “And it showed with all three winning their six matches.”Harvard’s women epee fencers were led by freshman Noam Mills and senior Lisa Vastola, who each went...
...one’s penalty kill and failing to create scoring chances leaves little margin for error. Though back-and-forth hockey was the norm for the majority of game, Cornell (3-0-2, 3-0-2 ECAC) capitalized on four Crimson penalties in the second period to notch a power-play goal and keep Harvard’s offense from coming to life. With the score tied 1-1 at the end of the first period, Cornell’s Riley Nash broke the deadlock at 16:51 in the second period. After Hoyle stopped two quick shots from...
...thought it was time we took Harvard students down a notch. People at Harvard are so stuck up about having the top rank in the U.S. News and World Report rankings, and being the oldest university in the United States, and having the largest academic library in the world, and enjoying the most comprehensive financial aid program in the country, and having the wealthiest endowment of any school in history. WHO CARES? Our school provides a kind of education that Harvard’s $37 billion can?...