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...back a year ago. Retailers have been quick to trumpet how their more manageable inventory levels and smaller staffs will help control costs. But such cuts could backfire against them. Over 41% of shoppers, as opposed to 21% in 2008, say they will leave stores that are short-handed or have long lines at the register. If cash-strapped customers already feel a little guilty about shopping to begin with, they'll look for any excuse to head home. (See the top 10 Black Friday gifts...
Another notable mention is senior Cheng Ho of football, a true warrior that managed to break through the toughest defensive lines in the Ivy League before a devastating injury cut his senior season short. Junior Emma Markley, leading scorer and rebounder for the Crimson women’s basketball team last year, also calls Leverett home...
...harbor no illusions that we have seen the last of Lou Dobbs or his particular brand of the American dream. He’s a private citizen and certainly has the ability to voice his opinion as to what the country should look and sound like. In the short run, at least, I’m happy to know that Dobbs will no longer have a home on a network that prides itself on providing objective news to the whole country. In the long run, I see Dobbs’s resignation as a promising sign that we?...
...Harvard women’s hockey team rallied in the last period in its game against Princeton last Saturday night but ultimately came up short, falling to the Tigers...
...eventually did see one meteor, but it was extremely faint and short-lived. We're told that this is the way most meteors appear, especially when there's so much light pollution. So was it worth it? Honestly, we're too tired to tell. Now we just want to sleep...