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...first race of the day, the Crimson’s varsity eight stayed stroke for stroke—and was even up a length—on the Big Green throughout the course. The fight was tight from the very beginning, as Harvard found itself only down one seat after the start sequence. “We had planned to take a big first 20 strokes,” junior coxswain Kevin He said. “The start was one of the best we had.” 500 meters into the race, the Crimson made a big push...
...Grand Final slugfest at Camden in June, carries with it a special intensity. Saturday’s meeting on the Charles was no different.Harvard overcame an early deficit off the start with a powerful final 1,500 meters, overcoming Princeton’s early six-to-eight seat advantage in the squads’ last race on Saturday morning. The victory secured the Compton Cup for the Crimson and gave the heavyweight varsity its first dual win of the young season.“The boat’s definitely moved on a bit, so that’s exciting...
...other across the floor of the faux-Venetian atrium. If Harvard is the school of tomorrow’s leaders, then this gala was a peculiar subset of Harvard. Some were drawn by the art, perhaps, but most seemed drawn by visions of an Upper East Side future, a seat on a museum board, and the self-satisfaction—familiar to everyone who has attended one of the first Friday drink nights at the MFA—that comes with downing a glass of scotch next to a priceless masterpiece of Renaissance art. Stephanie Kacoyanis crooned...
Experiencing the future as Branson imagines it will cost you less than $300, the price of a bare-bones economy ticket between Los Angeles and New York City on one of Virgin America's 149-seat A320s. The planes are new, and the leather seats are comfortable enough for sleeping, even in coach. There are power outlets at every seat. The most profound change, though, doesn't look like much of an improvement at first. Like many U.S. carriers, Virgin America charges for food in economy class. But flight attendants don't dole it out from a cart like gruel...
...unique. "I've always thought of the network as being a lot like an investment portfolio," says American's Joyner. "You have the opportunity to move your assets around--in this case it's airplanes--and allocate them in different ways." American, for example, flies 37% of its seat-miles outside the U.S., up from 27% five years ago. But while Branson and his private investment partners can wait for long-term returns, publicly held U.S. airlines are under constant short-term pressure to deliver results...