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...scowls. There were rowdy passers-by who antagonized both sides. The low-point was overhearing a counter-protester tell an anti-Arab joke to his friends. (I did not recognize this individual and I pray that he is not a member of the Harvard community.) And there was the sheer awkwardness of looking across the street and seeing one’s friends and classmates vehemently protesting against what I feel is a just cause...
...places and report the truth, and the best in the room will get a gleam in their eyes - a little ignition of trench-coat wanderlust, their minds flickering in black and white for a moment, a few frames of '30s movies. Daniel Pearl, I gather, had the gleam. A sheer avidity to know things is the most endearing trait of any journalist. Long ago, the novelist and journalist John Hersey wrote in a sketch of Henry Luce, "He was amazed and delighted to learn whatever he had not known before." Curiosity is the noblest form of intellectual energy...
...Though still lacking the sheer physicality of NBA play, the competitiveness of teams has improved drastically since the founding of the league?there are dozens of foreign players, including some with NBA experience, and several foreign coaches. Multinationals such as Nike, Adidas and Converse have invested millions of dollars in the development of the sport. Says Terry Rhoads, Nike's sports marketing director for China: "When people think about the potential of this country of 1.2 billion and the level of talent already being displayed, they see that if China can do basketball right it will change the whole landscape...
Valentine’s Day plans: I wouldn’t doubt that she has a boyfriend, but based on sheer Harvard statistics I’d have to say that it’s more likely she’s hanging out with her roommates and getting a little homework...
Some wouldn’t mind seeing the final clubs disappear altogether. Dingman admits he is “very uncomfortable with the current situation.” He explains that the women have nothing comparable to men’s final clubs and—with the sheer cost of physical space—it’s unrealistic to think they could every create something equivalent to the male clubs. Not to mention, Dingman adds, that “final clubs are very expensive [to join] and perpetuate a sense of elitism.” He lightly suggests...