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...rely on long-term loyal constituencies. For example, seven-term School Committee incumbent Joseph G. Grassi had the lowest expenditure of any candidate, which McGovern said was because Grassi relied heavily on the votes of few faithful wards. Grassi did not reply to requests for comment. But Councillor Sam Seidel still believes money or incumbency are not the only things that matter. “A lot of it is hard work and shoe leather,” he said. —Staff writer Sarah J. Howland can be reached at showland@fas.harvard.edu
...final frame.Harvard’s stifling defense kept Siena’s streaky offense—which racked up 19 goals against Presbyterian in its season opener—in check with notable performances from junior Sean Whitsitt at short-stick defender and classmate Sam Slaughter.On a brisk afternoon, Siena snatched an early, but slim, lead by claiming the only goal of the first quarter. Harvard answered with three goals to take a 3-1 lead with 6:43 remaining in the first half. Two minutes into the second quarter, tri-captain Brooks Scholl tallied the first Crimson goal...
Steger's expedition will benefit from some celebrity association, with Sam Branson - the 22-year-old son of British airline tycoon Richard Branson - part of the team. Also on the expedition will be 27-year-old Norwegian Sigrid Ekran, who last year became only the second woman to win Rookie of the Year for the Iditarod - not a small deal in the world of dog sledding. The team will be uploading video, text and photos to the website as the journey progresses, allowing classrooms - Steger's foundation is working with the National Education Association on the project - to follow their...
Steger and his teammates hope to jolt the young people of the world into action on global warming. For their generation, says Sam Branson, "climate change is definitely going to be the biggest issue." There's still hope for the worst effects of global warming to be avoided, if we can come together globally, and projects like Steger's can only help. But the truth is that for the Arctic, at least, the sheer momentum of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere means that profound climatic change is virtually unavoidable, no matter what we do. "Within a decade or less...
...Where the residents of Sam Ouandja were fortunate is that the refugees in their midst came from Darfur, Africa's most publicized conflict. Hundreds of thousand others in the CAR have been forced to abandon their homes by a combination of local rebels, government forces and bandits, but receive far less attention. And few in the town have many illusions about how much help they'll get if or when their Darfuri visitors feel it is safe to return home...