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Yippie! indeed. But does the prospect of appearing on Japanese TV make this better or worse...
...visit Annenberg to remember a time when we also had hopes and dreams (also, for the hot breakfast). We surveyed some freshmen about their expectations of Harvard; they revealed that the “I’ll-explore-Boston” delusion is alive and well, the mere prospect of meeting a professor is exciting enough to warrant three exclamation points, and that it’s not worth even spelling out “Pfoho.” Below are some of their memorable answers...
Finally, the presentation drew to a close, and the slumped over masses, exhausted by the lengthy presentation, seemed to rejuvenate with the imminent prospect of getting to schmooze with these elites of industry. People milled about shaking hands, exchanging business cards, and generally asking inane questions in the hope that something they said might be remembered. FlyBy wanted to know what these people were really in the business for, so we hung around a bit to hear what was being discussed...
...goals in five minutes when we hadn’t scored three goals in 290 minutes, or even longer than that if you include the first half [of today’s game], so it was exciting.” LONG BEACH STATE 2, HARVARD 0 With the prospect of rain and strong winds across Ohiri Field, this was not the California weather that Long Beach State’s women’s soccer team was used to. But that did not stop the 49ers from handing Harvard its first home loss of the season Friday afternoon with...
...plan will not add a dime to the deficit. We admire his speech for its clarity on the issues and its firmness on the guiding principles of reform. Obama has made plain that he will not back down and that he will not accept a compromise that threatens the prospect of reform. We also admire the president for reaching across the aisle and making acceptable concessions in a serious attempt to rally bipartisan support for his vision. For example, he adopted a proposal to offer low-cost coverage to certain Americans with a pre-existing medical condition saying...