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Cambridge’s city councilors, however, are elected using an oddball system called Proportional Representation. Under this plan, councilors do not represent specific areas in the city. Instead, all candidates are pitted against each other on a citywide ballot. Rather than casting a single vote, Cambridge voters rank their top nine choices, and a candidate wins a seat on the council when he or she receives “quota,” defined as one-tenth of the votes cast plus one extra vote. The system is problematic because it allowed the defeat this spring of MIT alum...
...Yale offense have been just that—a little off—all season long. But all that can be erased with a win at Harvard Stadium. For Cowan, it would be the perfect end to a career that, despite this year’s disappointment, will rank among the best ever for Yale quarterbacks...
Everett might never rank up there with Dante in terms of physical abilities, but his pure intensity and tireless work ethic have been a motivation to his teammates on and off the field...
It’s too late for Fitzpatrick and Edwards and Everett. If they defeat the Elis today, their senior campaign will rank right up there with those of 1922 and 1968—the team that came back to tie Yale 29-29 after trailing by 16 with just 42 seconds to play—but they will not have the same chance to compete for something extra...
Last year, Harvard finished with the 22nd rank in the nation, and wound up with a seventh-place finish in the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA). This was largely based on the outstanding achievements of a few; the team as a whole struggled to a 1-14 record in dual meets on the season...