Word: progressives
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...With both sides of the ball consisting mostly of underclassmen, Harvard’s first new coach in almost 20 years brought in specialists to help his squad on ‘D’ and at the faceoff X. “I think the guys made great progress,” Tillman said. “We’d lost our top three or four scorers from the year before, we didn’t have anyone that had taken a faceoff. It’s a possession game, and when you’re young...
...world is naïve or irrational, then what is the rational alternative? Is it that the world is unchangeable? Change is tough, but should we all resign ourselves to working within the confines of massive institutions that claim to tangentially effect “real” progress? Big institutions can often be agents for social change, but many times the young people that go work for them are too narrowly concerned with their own personal goals. A so-called reasoned impulse, it seems, leads only to an apathy and inertia that stands in the way of human progress...
...currently engaged in two development projects over the medium and long terms. Dormitory renovation projects at other Ivy League universities, in addition to widespread dissatisfaction among students, prompted the College to announce a 15-year, $1 billion renovation of undergraduate living spaces. Meanwhile, the university continued to make progress on the Allston Redevelopment Plan, a project which seeks to develop Harvard-land across the Charles over the next half-century...
...second spots, respectively, Harvard finished behind eighth-place St. Lawrence University and ahead of St. Michael’s College in the 10th position. On the Alpine side, second-year coach Mitchell noticed a great deal of steady improvements from week to week between carnivals. “The progress has been tremendous,” Mitchell said. “The interest that we’re getting from up and coming athletes had been really good. On the whole, the team that we have is progressing quite well and we seem to be going in the right direction...
...freshman continued his strong efforts into the offseason, winning the FILA Junior National competition to earn a spot at the World Team Trials. These recent efforts by the rookie have generated tremendous excitement within the program. “Even going to nationals doesn’t show the progress that [Jantzen] has made,” Weiss said of the rookie after the NCAA Chamionships. “He’s wrestled totally differently from the beginning of the season.” Jantzen and O’Connor represent only a fraction of the talented and youthful...