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...some reason, the pardon has made even his staunchest allies question him. For those who consider him the Beelzebub of American politics, it's just par for the course. As Sophocles wrote, consider no man happy till you know his end. Consider no politician successful till you know how he leaves office...
...fear that retaining the small schools as academically separate units would limit students' ability to shape their own education. These schools will not be entirely on par with one another. Some teachers are more skilled than others, some are specialized in certain areas--and these teachers cannot all be divided in five parts and shared. Students should not be denied the opportunity--especially by a policy intended to break down barriers--to learn from the most talented instructors...
...hassle of staying up to par on the latest laundry technology and the inconvenience of frequently repairing machines that have suffered the brunt of Harvard students' misplaced angst, Harvard subcontracts the operation and maintenance of its laundry facilities to a Cambridge based corporation called Mac-Gray. Mac-Gray provides and services the machines as often as is necessary and, in turn, Mac-Gray collects the profits that the machines generate. However, the money that the machines bring in far exceeds the costs of maintaining them, and therefore Mac-Gray returns a fixed percentage of the revenues generated by Harvard...
...Saturday, Wente had the biggest game of his life, single-handedly keeping his team in the game. He had 22 points to lead all scorers, and picked up the slack left by players who had sub-par games, like guards Ahmed El-Nokali and C.J. Chapman...
...signing, Woods retreated to the trainer's room, gloomily setting his odds of playing in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am as slim. But when tee time came the next day, Tiger was there, bravely playing through the pain on his way to a six under par 66. "It felt sore, yes," said Woods. "But when it's time to play, it's time to play." Spoken like a true golfer...