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University President Lawrence H. Summers wasn’t the only Harvard official to climb aboard a jet and fly to a vacation destination the weekend before his resignation. While the soon-to-be outgoing president enjoyed a five-day ski trip in Utah, two members of the Harvard Corporation—the University’s top governing board—convened in Sarasota, Fla., for a secret rendezvous with the man they hoped would temporarily take the University’s helm: Derek C. Bok. Bok, a former president who led the University from 1971 to 1991, wrote...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bok's Loyalty Brings Him Back | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...hirsute appendage of the upper lip, with graspable extremities.” At Harvard, Christopher S. Nabel ’08 possesses such a mustache, but his is not an effort of vanity—it’s one of practicality. Nabel, a member of the Harvard Nordic Ski Team, grew a beard to keep his face warm on the icy trails. “It’s really cool because it insulates your face,” he says. When Nabel’s ’stache reached epic proportions, a friend passed him the link...

Author: By H. max Huber, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Getting a Handle On... | 3/1/2006 | See Source »

...Read brought a tangible reminder home to Calgary from Torino: a rock from the finish areas of each of the four ski venues. "I stole them from the Italian Alps because we're turning over every rock trying to find the key to victory. You have to be relentlessly committed to excellence. In 2002 our best result was seventh. We've made a lot of progress. Now for the next four years, we've got to redouble that effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Canada Ready for 2010? | 2/28/2006 | See Source »

...average person might find finishing ninth for the fifth time in as many competitions disappointing. But not the Harvard ski team, which did just that this weekend at the Eastern Championships. The Crimson has met with many challenges this season, aside from challenging strong competition. Last weekend’s event brought on punishing weather, and this weekend brought more trouble, as the Alpine and nordic teams were forceably split from each other. The Alpine team remained in the championship’s usual location at the Middlebury Snow Bowl and the nordic team traveled to Craftsbury, Vt., to compete...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Final Meet of Season Brings Ninth Place | 2/27/2006 | See Source »

...time he left campus Thursday for a “long-planned” ski vacation in Utah with his family, Summers said he had already reached a final decision...

Author: By Javier C. Hernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SUMMERS RESIGNS: SHORTEST TERM SINCE CIVIL WAR; BOK WILL BE INTERIM CHIEF | 2/22/2006 | See Source »

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