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...your parents’ roommates has become a high-powered lawyer, and he probably takes you out to lunch from time to time. But being a legacy with thoughts of applying is a very specific kind of adversity. What if you don’t make it? Will this prove that your parents are in fact smarter than you are—a thought mortifying to most adolescents? Besides, after growing up in a household where everyone has fond memories of The Crimson or the Hist and Lit department, you know exactly what you’re getting into...
...Urban Radio Networks (AURN): "My phone has been ringing off the hook with Fox News and MSNBC wanting interviews with me. Black radio has always been here, covering the important issues from a black perspective, but it wasn't until Barack Obama, emerged as the first black man to prove himself to be a viable presidential candidate that the mainstream media wanted to hear what we had to say. It's another example of how his candidacy has broken the mold...
...style of play really well, and that’s going to help us prepare for them. He’s been very positive about it.”After opening the season with a tough loss to Siena, the Crimson rallied to win four in a row to prove that it would be competitive in a strong conference. Currently, though, Harvard finds itself in the middle of one of the toughest stretches in collegiate lacrosse. Following its dominant 12-3 victory over No. 20 Fairfield, the Crimson came up just short against Penn., before losing to a Duke team...
Though his faculty was strapped for cash in the beginning his deanship, Knowles took incremental steps that would prove critical a decade later. He wired dorms and offices with Internet connections in 1996, earlier than most universities. He formed committees to examine the College dean’s office—which led to a restructuring under former FAS dean William C. Kirby—and the hiring of female professors...
...boring compared with the rest of the book. She tends to use exaggerated descriptions, especially in relation to food and friends, that divulge little of interest. And while no one can fault her for her devotion to reporting, all of the names tied to all of the histories do prove confusing. Lee is more effective when she focuses the spotlight on one individual, as she does in an early chapter with Misa Chang, the woman who popularized the delivery menu, and charts her impact through many other facets of the food industry. Still, the fact that Lee offers such comprehensive...