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Three undergraduates upheld the University's longstanding tradition of dominance in this year's Rhodes scholarship competition. The three are among the 32 students nationwide who were named recipients of the prestigious scholarship late Saturday night...
...Harvard students selected are Jonathan J. Finer '99 of Winthrop House, Akash K. Kapur '98 formerly affiliated with Dunster House and Navin Narayan '99 of Adams House. The Rhodes scholarship was established in 1904 by the estate of Cecil Rhodes. Rhodes envisioned bringing students from nine beneficiary countries to Oxford, his alma mater, to promote international understanding and peace...
Selection for the Rhodes, the nation's oldest international study award, is based on high academic achievement, integrity of character, a spirit of unselfishness, respect for others and leadership potential, said Elliot F. Gerson '74, the American secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship trust...
...with 3:32 remaining, Harvard (2-4) could get no closer and dropped a 78-69 decision to talent-laden St. Peter's College (4-0) at the Yanitelli Center. The Crimson played without co-captain Suzie Miller, who was in her final-round interview for the Rhodes Scholarship...
...houseful of adults, including his grandparents and great-aunt. He seems to have been a born tinkerer and figurer-out of problems. Unfortunately, he was seriously handicapped by lack of wherewithal. He worked his way through high school, taught for three years and finally won a four-year scholarship to Cornell University...