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...ever-dangerous Muller Hill Road, but professional journalists generally have much more trying lives than student-journalists do.But it is indeed that closeness of access and the connection to our subjects that creates the discomfort we must deal with. When we step into the press box, we must shed our Harvard gear and adopt a stance of neutrality. It doesn’t matter if the volleyball team just clinched the Ivy League, if the hockey team just forced overtime in the Beanpot championship game, or if Clifton Dawson just broke the record for rushing yards in a career?...
...later, Chenoweth upped the ante by qualifying in the 5K for the NCAA Regional Championships in just the third meet of the outdoor season—the Sam Howell Invitational. While most student-athletes use the early races as warmups, the newcomer’s time of 14:07.34 shed any doubt that Chenoweth is a major factor on the Crimson roster, especially since the event was Chenoweth’s first outdoor 5K as a collegian. “It’s definitely exciting to go out there for your first time and get the mark that matters...
...Administrators also shed light on what they perceived to be the defects of the grading system at the time. Paul H. Buck, former dean of the Faculty, told The Crimson that a “police-type exam given in great detail” can ruin “brilliant students,” and director of freshman scholarships Wallace MacDonald ’44 added: “Too few students realize that God is not grading their bluebooks...
...truck drivers are fetching six-figure wages in Alberta--and working in -50F (-46C) temperatures in the winter--but Canada's traditional manufacturing hub of southern Ontario is suffering, ironically, because of its ties to the U.S. auto industry. And Canada's strengthening loonie has shed its huge cost advantage to the dollar...
Eventually I stopped dreading those daily weigh-ins and started trying to figure out exactly what I needed to do to shed a few pounds. "When you weigh yourself on a daily basis, and you see changes, you think about why," says Miyamoto. I was skeptical when he told me that a month ago, but now I'm a believer. It's no wonder Wii Fit has already sold more than two million units since it went on sale in Japan earlier this year. It's pure fantasy to imagine myself as a champion snowboarder, but being more aware...