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...hope that Amaker’s strategy will not compromise Harvard’s reputation. The potential violations of NCAA recruiting rules, on the other hand, are more troubling. The Times article recounted stories of Amaker’s relentless tactics—such as approaching a potential recruit??s father in a grocery store—which indicate an over-aggressive approach that reflects poorly on the University. The actions of Amaker’s top assistant, Kenny Blakeney, who, right before being officially hired by Harvard, crossed state lines to play basketball with a recruit, seem...
...earliest are his best: A just-shipped-over seaman callously shoots a monkey, only to realize that the monkey, in its death throes, is crying. “Its breath came out in sobs, and tears welled out of its eyes when it blinked.” A new recruit??s first experience in ‘Nam: he lies in bed with a prostitute who is “blowing smoke from her crotch while the jukebox in the next room played ‘Satisfaction’ by the Rolling Stones.” However...
...recruiting a highly touted high school student, Russell contacted the athlete’s guidance counselor to inquire about his academic standing. According to Russell, because the student’s school did not supply Harvard with class rank, the recruit??s Academic Index (AI)—a combination of a student’s SAT and SAT II scores, as well as class rank—made admission unlikely...
Harvard baseball coach Joe Walsh said Princeton’s easy transition of recruits in other sports into baseball was a sign of a “fortunate program.” But Walsh, who similarly saw off former Crimson captain—and football recruit??Barry Wahlberg ’03 after the latter’s selection by the Seattle Mariners in 2003, said he was not envious of Princeton’s success...
...attaining peace in the Middle East even more difficult. Syrian senior officials have indicated that the attack will hurt already precarious Syrian-Israeli relations. Israel’s defiance of Syria’s sovereignty may also act as fodder for terrorist groups like Islamic Jihad and Hezbalah to recruit??creating more instability in the already volatile region. The attack may also jeopardize the United States’ already unstable position in Iraq by giving fundamentalist groups another reason to oppose American action in the Arab world. Though the war in Iraq successfully eradicated the former oppressive regime...