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...Championship, which takes place today in Terre Haute, Ind. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for two sophomores to get some experience running at this level,” Saretsky said. “They did a great job out there for pre-nationals, and it will be great for them to get some more experience for when we hopefully go out there as a team next year.” —Staff writer Dixon McPhillips can be reached at fmcphill@fas.harvard.edu...
...satisfaction of another sort to have movies that appeal to the deepest, dreamiest parts of a tyro moviegoer's soul. In the pre-Thanksgiving lull, parents can take their young'uns to Bolt, drop their 10-to-14-year-olds off at Twilight, and the whole family will have survived the weekend. All it takes is a handsome vampire's bite and a cute dog's bark...
...look at the professional hockey leagues in Canada, a shockingly disproportionate number of the players on the roster were born in January, February and March. This effect also affects schooling. Those who are closer to eligibility cutoffs for school enrollment and are older when they begin kindergarten and pre-school are likely to be more mature and more intellectually advanced than those born farther away from the cutoff. This arbitrary cutoff date then has a real impact on the success of these students; at many colleges, Gladwell claims, students who are in the younger half of their age-class...
...certain iconic stories. Who can forget the tragedy of Vincent van Gogh cutting off his left ear lobe after a confrontation with his friend Paul Gauguin? And then there’s Paul Gauguin himself, who is known for his attempt to escape European civilization in search a pre-civilization good life in Tahiti. There is the sadly romantic story of the dwarfen Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, who would frequent the Moulin Rouge to pine after the beautiful, tall dancer Jane Avril.But Daniel Kehlmann, the author of the novel, “Me & Kaminski,” disputes whether...
...excitement as they take on the view from the stands. According to a Wednesday e-mail from the Harvard Varsity Club, 35 members of the 1968 team are returning to Cambridge this weekend. Planned events include a viewing of Rafferty’s documentary at the Brattle Theatre, pre- and post-Game tailgates, and a dinner for both the reuniting 1968 and 1983 football teams...