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...were fortunate to come away with a victory,” Donato said. “Princeton gave us a lot of pressure situations tonight and we were able to bend and not break.”An uneventful first period ended in a scoreless tie, but Princeton was quicker to the puck throughout and held a 10-5 shot advantage for the period. “I don’t know if it was an emotional letdown from [the Beanpot final], but we didn’t really come out getting after them and we sat back...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Recovers, Claws Past Tigers | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...Being engaged as an undergraduate at Harvard can be somewhat trying, Vittori explains. “Everybody kind of looks at you strangely. ‘How could you know?’ It makes you grow up a little quicker.” Their biggest challenge, however, has been living apart since Hetrick’s graduation last spring. Are these two ready for their long-distance walk down the aisle...

Author: By Gracye Y. Cheng and Nicole G. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: The Love-SATs! | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...Sanders' method is costly and complicated, however. Under steady pressure from NCLB to raise test scores, some districts have looked for quicker, easier ways to identify and reward teachers who boost achievement. In some cases, they have made the call largely on the basis of a single year's test results-a method experts dismiss as unreliable. In Florida, for instance, one of Governor Jeb Bush's final initiatives before he left office in January 2007 was to push through a merit-pay program that offered a 5% bonus to teachers in the top 25% in each participating district, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Make Great Teachers | 2/13/2008 | See Source »

...We’re just trying to focus on what we need to do to be the best team we can be,” Pusar said. “What that includes is being tough defensively, hitting the boards hard, and being quicker to loose balls. If we can do those three things well, we feel that we can be competitive with anyone...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Killer P’s Up Next for Harvard | 1/31/2008 | See Source »

...exactly what he wanted. That makes everybody in the crew follow him. I do it. I learned from Soderbergh and the Coen brothers. I shoot what I need - one, two, three. Once I get it I move on. What happens is, everyone, is on their toes and they work quicker and harder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: George Clooney | 1/11/2008 | See Source »

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