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...YORK CITY Magnificent Jewels Pearls from the collection of Kelly and Calvin Klein (here) and other rare treasures will be auctioned off at Sotheby...
...rare turn two years ago, Harvard students were shut out of the Rhodes Scholarship competition. Last year, the College came back with a vengeance, boasting six awardees. This year, three winners gave the Crimson a happy medium. Clara L. Blattler ’08, Sammy K. Sambu ’08, and Shayak Sarkar ’07 were awarded the prestigious full scholarships to Oxford University, which include in their criteria “literary and scholastic attainments,” “success in sports,” and a commitment to service, morality and leadership. Blattler...
Granted, many Chinese people do not have the luxury of seeing this side of China. This summer, Shanghai had record high temperatures, and any resident would tell you that clear days are rare. But just as we would not want America to be defined by the state of its biggest, dirtiest cities, we should not judge China’s environmental practices by its worst examples...
...many opportunities as we can from our forwards also.”Nevertheless, the two goals proved to be enough because the Harvard defense kept the Big Red off-balance all night. Even on its power plays, Cornell struggled to possess the puck in the offensive zone. On those rare occasions when the Big Red did manage to keep the puck inside the Crimson blue line, few shots found their way to the net, with Harvard defenders blocking 14 shots and 13 straying wide.“The guys have been doing a great job, keeping the guys...
...featured, outran McLeod. So many breaks went Harvard’s way that it would not be hard to imagine that divine powers were assisting our crimson and white-clad warriors in smiting Yale. When Pizzotti fumbled a snap, Harvard still got a first down. When Pizzotti made a rare error and threw the ball to a lucky Yalie, it was bobbled—straight into the open arms of a Harvard receiver. And when, with only a few minutes left, a Yale punt return took advantage of the lone Harvard lapse in the entire game, the Eli could...