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Third-generation corn farmer Paul Siegel says working the land will always be his true love. "There's nothing like planting a seed, nurturing it and harvesting it," says the owner of Siegel's Cottonwood Farms in Crest Hill, Ill., near Chicago. But Siegel admits that it is his annual Pumpkin Fest that keeps his farm afloat. Started in 1990, with a pumpkin patch and hayrides, Siegel's fall festival has mushroomed into a full-fledged theme park complete with haunted barns, a petting zoo, a 10-acre corn maze and snacks such as smoked turkey legs, kettle corn...
Harvard entered six singles players in the 2005 Wilson/ITA Regional Championships at Dartmouth this weekend, but only freshman Sasha Ermakov advanced as far as the round of 16. Ermakov was seeded No. 16 in the 64-man field, but he bowed out in a three-setter against the No. 4 seed, Mark Barry, of Penn State. Nineteenth seed Chris Clayton and junior Scott Denenberg advanced to the third round, but both fell in straight sets. In the doubles draw, the No. 9 pair of Ermakov and senior Brian Wan defeated the No. 7 pair from Virginia Tech...
...team represented itself well during opening action at the Wilson/ITA Women’s East Regional Championships at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center in West Point, N.Y. over the weekend. All five members of the Crimson in the singles draw won on Saturday after first round byes, including No. 4 seed Eva Wang, No. 5 Melissa Anderson, No. 9 Preethi Mukundan, and No. 10 Laura Peterzan. Wang, Anderson and Peterzan all were victorious again yesterday, advancing to the round of 16. Sophomore Stephanie Schnitter was not seeded in the singles draw, but had perhaps the most impressive showing of the five...
Ware perfectly captures the improve-your-life sentiments of all material consumption, the most painful being the “ACME Seed Company” offer of seeds to distract the consumer from the horrific mistake of having had children. (Ware himself only recently had a child.) My personal favorite is the “Happy Family Appliqués,” window-coverings designed to conceal dysfunctional or crime-ridden homes from the outside world...
...that “teaching is social activism in its purest form: advocating for someone else’s success.” Kids in our nation’s schools need strong teachers more than ever. Teaching gives you the opportunity to become a leader, to cultivate every seed into a blossoming flower. Most of us here have been fortunate enough to sit in the classrooms of some truly gifted maestros. Don’t you think it’s about time we tried a turn at it ourselves?Henry Seton ’06 is a social...