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...member of the New York group, which met Monday to choose its best. The job is simple: tear yellow-lined paper into cracker-size bits; write a name or three on one piece; wait while the names are read out and tabulated; vote again and again; finally reach a consensus in this category; and go back to square one. It's about as much fun as filling out an income-tax form, though less fraught with drama. Indeed, the only excitement yesterday came in the Best Film voting, when The Queen and United 93, which reconstructs some of the chaos...
...that the stricter mandates are appropriate. "It's going to be a fight initially and we might see the dropout rate climb a bit," he predicts. "But this is about having our students ready for where they want to go in life, with the ability to work in teams, reach conclusions, make connections, think logically and problem-solve, because those are the essential skills for the workplace...
...over the course of the grueling 14 game league schedule of back-to-back Friday-Saturday games, that quality wins out. A conference tournament would allow an upstart team, or one playing particularly well at season’s end, to score an upset that would allow them to reach the promised land, the NCAA tournament, where Harvard has not been since 1946. The Crimson, incidentally, has never won an Ivy League title...
...scale,” said Alford. “It was the perfect opportunity to combine three things: socializing, getting free clothes, and contributing to a good cause,” Marine said that the Women’s Center is planning more events to raise its profile and reach out to the community. According to Marine, spring will see a dinner series, a number of speakers on subjects ranging from financial management to masculinity, and a staged talent show. “The best way to raise our profile on campus is by doing these things...
...Whether or not the two sides reach a compromise, what is clear is that Lebanon's contradictory role as the bridge between East and West - both open to foreign investment and the frontline of the Arab struggle against Israel - has been badly damaged. Lebanon is losing some $40 million each day the crisis continues, in lost business and from the costs of deploying the army and police round the clock in Beirut, according to government ministers. This is on top of the reconstruction costs from the war with Israel, and from the 15-year civil war that ended...