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...Pioneers registered only 28 kills on .063 hitting. On the other side of the net, the Crimson offense sputtered at times but managed a .239 attack percentage, led by freshman middle hitter Brady Weissbourd’s 11 kills on .529 hitting. “[Weissbourd] was always there skill-wise,” Ridolfi said, “But now he’s catching up experience-wise, and he’s going to be a real help to us down the stretch.” Down 1-0, the Pioneers played with a level of desperation...
...Piano Concerto No. 24.” The performance by Levin, Harvard’s leading expert on Mozart, was an excellent follow-up for anyone who took Literature and Arts B-52: “Mozart” that he taught last semester. His technical and musical skill enabled him to infuse the music with beautiful phrasing and even improvise stunning cadenzas on the spot. Although there have been numerous classical concerts on campus this year commemorating the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, Levin truly steals the show in the performance, showcasing his extraordinary gift...
...would like to see someone who is smart, has bold and constructive ideas, and skill at listening. A sense of social justice wouldn’t be out of place, either...
...effective academic leaders do not rule by fist, fiat, furor, or fear, but rather by listening, building consensus, and creating a context for the institution to thrive.Leaders, as opposed to managers, are expected to have a broad vision of their institution, a set of ambitious but manageable goals, the skill to choose and trust lead staff members, the capacity to devise and implement strategies that allow them to advance toward their goals, and the agility to shift course when doing so seems necessary. In an authoritarian regime or in a corporation that is organized hierarchically, leaders can often proceed quite...
...herein lies the beauty of sports. In under an hour, on a cold New England night, in a pair of mediocre venues cheering for one good and one not-so-good college team, you can experience certainty and shock, can feel bitterness and delight, can observe displays of breathtaking skill and woeful ineptitude, can run through a veritable gamut of emotions and emerge purified. In a matter of minutes, I witnessed both the joys of victory and the agony of defeat. On two ends of the sportsmanship spectrum, I saw a Princeton skater throw a hissy fit near the bench...