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...arms race, with students trying constantly to outdo each other in quality and quantity for the few coveted top grades. While academics are one of Harvard’s many strengths, life outside the classroom is often more rewarding and educational, not to mention a welcome change of pace. Furthermore, enforcing grade deflation would undermine the autonomy of professors to dole out grades in accordance with the peculiarities of the classes and students they teach. Classes are not created equal: They have different expectations, difficulty levels, and requirements. Upper level classes and seminars that are notoriously difficult attract students...
Murphy becomes just the second Ivy League Rookie of the Year Harvard has ever seen, after hitting a league-record 18 home runs and matching or setting single-game league marks in both home runs and total bases with three and 15, respectively. Her .858 slugging percentage, on pace to set another team record, comes in addition to a team-leading .359 batting average...
...strong tailwind for the varsity race helped the record pace, but had its drawbacks as well...
...numerous heats to notch a gold in the third varsity B four competition, silvers in the varsity A four and second varsity eight, and a bronze for the second novice eight boat. The varsity eight finished just out of medal position in fourth. For the lightweights, the novice eight paced the team’s success, continuing its undefeated season to take home the gold. The novices, finishing its dominating spring on the right note, came in with a time of 7:07.7 to beat out Wisconsin by eight seconds. The second varsity added to the Black and White?...
...Given the pace at which the leading candidates in the two parties are raising vast sums of money, however, half a billion might not cut it. Of course, Bloomberg, the 65-year-old founder of Bloomberg L.P., has plenty more cash if he needs it. He spent a combined $160 million of his own money to win the mayor's job in 2001 and re-election 2005. But he's a pragmatic man. He may have billions to spare, but he didn't get that rich by pursuing fantasies that had no chance of panning...