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Even considering the high expectations that were placed on her this year, the sophomore's play has been nothing short of amazing. Scoring three goals and assisting on two others in a 7-0 carpet-bombing of Princeton on Sunday, Stauffer tightened her already iron grip on the top rung of the Ivy League scoring ladder...
ROBERT IGER ABC boss/rumored heir apparent at Disney is knocked down a rung by Ovitz hiring...
When Capitol Hill revolutionaries vow to lift millions of Americans off the dole and into the work force, this is where they would land first, among the more than 10 million Americans who hover one rung above welfare on the nation's "ladder of opportunity." These are people who tiptoe between paychecks and have no savings, who ride the bus to the discount stores, who sell their plasma until their veins scar, who don't bother to clip coupons for Cheerios because the generic version is still cheaper, and who can be wiped out by even a minor medical problem...
...sorts. Yes, it said to me, everything you've worked for, invested effort in and valued has been worth your while. I transferred to Harvard with the belief that my move across the Atlantic would be just another step on the yellow brick road to my future, another rung on the ladder to the bright mysterious unknown. I didn't know exactly where I was headed, but it seemed certain that my sense of direction was on target. I did not guess that I would find myself skidding out of control that year, struggling just to keep my eyes...
...mentors often said, "You can't unring a bell." He was right. This bell has been rung--with mortifying effect. Well, I wish to say for the record--and for what it may be worth--I have not lied to, defrauded, or mislead anyone, or otherwise committed the slightest breach of law or ethics with respect to this situation. Had The Crimson shown more courtesy, factual discipline, and professional restraint, the truth might have had a better chance to emerge. As it is, I will simply have to hope that when the entire story can be appropriately told, The Crimson...