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...These days, the field of engineering enjoys a more elevated status—on par with medicine, business, and law—which it has attained by being at the cutting edge of knowledge and by making positive contributions to society. Moreover, advances from the field now underpin almost every aspect of our lives—including the digital cameras you and your parents are no doubt clicking at this Commencement. When you go to post the files on Facebook, a company conceived in a Harvard dorm room, consider that few had heard of social networking at the start...
...battle against a more or less undefeatable adversary.However, when there was a willingness among students and administrators to work together, both parties benefited. Nowhere was this more apparent than in the resurgence of the College Events Board (CEB) and its biggest event, Yardfest. While previous years had witnessed sub-par Yardfest artists, dwindling attendances, and a general lack of confidence in the recently created CEB, things were different this time around. Headlined by Gavin DeGraw and the Wu-Tang Clan, Yardfest was a resounding success, and a tribute to the new and effective attitude the CEB has brought to bear...
...three shots over Skidmore, and host Yale nestled into a disappointing seventh place. The victory was the first for Crimson coach Jim Burke and certainly the capstone of an otherwise less-than-stellar season. “I thought down the stretch we played tremendously well—even par on the last three holes, and it probably won us the tournament,” sophomore Greg Shuman said. “When you perform that well under pressure, it’s a thing to see.” The team had a less-than-auspicious start...
...squad’s overall score of 600 was an ECAC Championship low. Sheldon won her second straight individual crown in the Gutshall Invitational in October to ensure that the Crimson ended the fall season with a victory. “We were having girls shooting under par, we were having girls winning tournaments, and we were proving early on that we could be the best,” Hazlett said of the first half of the season. The team remained focused on its goal of winning the Ivy Championship throughout the weightlifting of winter and two trips to Florida...
...certain points where you’re climbing a mountain, and you have to jump over a crevasse, and it’s dangerous and you’re nervous.” For Clayton and crew to fulfill their promise, jumping that crevasse will have to become par for the course. —Staff writer Jonathan B. Steinman can be reached at steinman@fas.harvard.edu...