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...vice-chair of the Student Affairs Committee (SAC) of the Undergraduate Council (UC). In addition to Goldenberg, the CHL representatives include UC members, Brian S. Gillis ’07-’08, Joseph W. Stanley ’09, Winthrop House Committee (HoCo) chair Michael J. Robin ’08, and SAC chair Ryan A. Petersen ’08. Originally, the leaders of the task force planned to divide into five committees to address advising, alcohol and drug strategy, dining, house activities, and housing, Goldenberg said at Sunday’s meeting. But students who attended...
...expected.” “Arielle Pensler showed a lot of spunk,” he added. Indeed, in her first collegiate tournament, Pensler had the chance to encounter All-American competition and avenge a searing loss to that competition in quick succession. Pensler lost her round-robin bout against second-team All-American Samantha Nemecek of Northwestern, but beat her soundly by a score of 15-6 in the second round of direct-elimination. “I was nervous before,” said Pensler, one of three freshman foilists on a very young foil squad...
...Robin M. Peguero contributed to the reporting of this story. —Staff writer Brittney L. Moraski can be reached at bmoraski@fas.harvard.edu...
Just as the starchy, bow-tied, dress-for-success suit is an artifact of an earlier age, The Power of Nice argues that the bossy broad that early self-help authors championed is outdated. Nice is the new mean, insist co-authors Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval. They bravely--and persuasively--endorse a more traditional feminine style. Says Koval: "The business world has developed in a male culture, where the worst thing that a man could say to another man is, 'You're a wimp. You're not tough enough.' As women came into business, a lot of them...
...from day one--starting tourneys on Sundays instead of Mondays to gain more weekend fans. Those four-hour, five-set matches? Gone by 2008, except at the Slams, replaced by best-of-three matches, to reduce player injuries and increase fan interest. The most radical alteration is a round-robin format at smaller tournaments until the final rounds, which would revert to the traditional knockout. That setup would give spectators more opportunities to see marquee players. But the draws would be smaller to accommodate more matches, so fewer low-ranked players could compete. "As much as fans will never come...