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...deeply democratic, and joyously so as well. It is no longer "provincial," a distant and nervous response to norms generated in imperial centers. It is the result of a bloodless and slow-developing social revolution conducted over 40 years as a small society grew larger and immeasurably more complex, shook off its sense of derivative Englishness and its fear of American domination and learned to trust its own talents...
...League opener at Dartmouth, the Crimson, with a 2-11 non-conference mark, faced the prospect of another disappointing year. The game also brought two more immediate challenges: the two-time defending Ancient Eight champion Big Green, and a stomach bug plaguing its star point guard. But Hallion shook off her illness in Hanover to record a career-high 22 points, including 18 after the break, to will Harvard to a 71-68 victory that started its stunning Ivy League run. After the game, Hallion disregarded her poor health, saying “I knew that I would play...
...most famous biologists of the 20th century, Watson shook the scientific community after The Sunday Times Magazine of London quoted him as having said, “All our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours—whereas all the testing says not really,” the newspaper quoted him as saying in reference to blacks...
...Despite these overall positive trends, two near-death incidents in the fall of 2006 shook up College administrators, prompting Gross and Robert W. Iuliano ’83, the University’s top lawyer, to organize another committee, focused on student organizations and social clubs. The Committee on Social Clubs, chaired by Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd, was asked to consider “what, if any, disciplinary measures should be applied to hazing or other unsafe behavior violating College rules on alcohol or drug use,” according to the April 2007 report...
...around here. You feel like you fit in.” Myself, I’ve always enjoyed being a bit of a contrarian. However, I do admire your conciliatory outlook. Keep it up, and you might make it into the final club after all. He shook his head vigorously. “Like I said, I’m not even sure that whole thing is really for me. I think the guys are a bit too sophisticated for me.” You did say that you met Bennett Braddock, right? “I want to turn...