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Ishmael Beah was 13 years old when he was forced to become a child soldier in Sierra Leone in the early 1990s. But in his introduction to a packed room last night, Professor Samantha Power said that, since then, “he has become a rock star of epic proportion.” He spoke at the Institute of Politics last night as part of “I Was A Child Soldier,” a forum on the causes and implications of the conscription of children. “I still like to think of myself...
...chance at achieving a second title, given the strength of the squads with 12-man rosters—St. John’s, Columbia, and Penn State—it is likely the Crimson fencers will be competing for individual rather than team titles. Junior captain and saber fencer Samantha Parker was also hoping to have her name added to the list of national competitors, but will have to wait another year. —MADELEINE I. SHAPIRO
...Harvard women’s swimming and diving team had three representatives at the NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. this weekend. Junior diver Samantha Papadakis and senior swimmer Noelle Bassi both repeated their 2006 appearances in the meet, but it was newcomer Alexandra Clarke that impressed the most. On Saturday at the Minnesota Aquatic Center, Clarke placed 17th in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 16:21.43, just one spot short of being named an All-American. Although she was out of scoring range, she still managed to reset her school record in the 1000-yard with...
...just nine into the national round of play makes winning the title nearly impossible. Competing against squads with 12 fencers in the national pool puts Harvard at a deep disadvantage.While the Crimson has a chance to have two at-large bids in the form of junior captain and saber Samantha Parker and freshman foil Arielle Pensler, neither will know until tomorrow.Even if they do get the bids, the squad will have to overcome a large deficit—each fencer makes a world of difference in national competition,“It’s really hard, especially being...
...thesis. The assigned story, “Yvain, the Knight of the Lion,” tells of a knight who must vanquish a giant in time to save a damsel that same day. “The knight has a time management problem,” said Samantha M. Waters ’07, another thesis writer in the class, Literature and Arts A-11, “Arthurian Literature: Epic versus Romance.” “The girl was comparing her ability to write her thesis with this knight. So she was like...