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Following the proverb “Drop by drop you make a river,” a group of female undergrads is making a difference $30 by $30. The Circle of Women, a nonprofit organization founded by Harvard students, has started an initiative to get 30 women under 30 to donate $30 in 30 days—and to get each woman to recruit another 30 students to the cause. The money will go to the construction of a school for women in Afghanistan, where the female literacy rate is just 12 percent. “Our mission...
...first flower of the wilderness”. Street names such as Dunster, Holyoke, Trowbridge, Brattle, and Plympton play as much a role in this effort as the cobblestones on the sidewalks, the names and simplicity of the buildings in the Yard, and the architecture of the Houses on the river. As the Crimson noted in a recent article, Harvard has been more successful than other large universities in preserving a common theme in its built environment. At a time when “naming opportunities” are regularly given to wealthy donors and cities change the names of their...
Next Saturday morning, the team will compete against Yale and Princeton for the Goldthwait Cup on the Charles River...
...boats to closer regattas—the BU Trophy and the Geiger Trophy hosted by MIT—and saw mixed results. With 136 points, Harvard notched a fourth spot, just behind the host Boston University boat. And with 227 points, Harvard placed sixth of six teams down the river at MIT.On tap next for the Crimson is the New England Team Race Championship in Providence, R.I. With the National Championships in Newport, R.I., next weekend’s regatta will give Harvard a glimpse into what the conditions will be like at Nationals.ICSA COED DINGHY NATIONAL SEMIFINALSThe coed...
...triumph of New England racing, No. 2 Yale and No. 12 Harvard dominated No. 3 Virginia in high-stakes, cross-regional competition Saturday on the Housatonic River.“By beating Virginia in both the varsity eight, the [second varsity], and the four, we established we’re a faster team, but it’s also important to understand how the regions stack up against each other for NCAA selection,” said Harvard assistant coach Cory Bosworth. “You want to beat everyone in your region, and you want them to beat everyone...