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...Hawks (0-5) did not present much of a formidable opponent for the red-hot Crimson (3-1). After a slight blip in the season opener, Harvard has reversed its fortunes entirely by rattling off three straight. In the series history against Hartford, the Crimson had won all but the first of six total meetings going into yesterday’s matchup...
...used more creatively than ever by forensic scientists, such as James Ehleringer and Thure Cerling, two University of Utah professors. Ehleringer, a biologist, and Cerling, who studies geology, geophysics and biology, co-founded Isoforensics, Inc. three years ago. Their company uses stable isotope analysis of forensic substances to find slight variations in chemical elements' various isotopes. (Isotopes are forms of the same chemical element with different atomic weights...
...Raul’s presidency. In Balmori’s opinion, Raul lacks his brother’s charisma and leadership abilities. “Raul is not the most capable as a leader and the people know that,” he says.All three admit that their slight pessimism stems from a series of disappointing developments in the history of Cuban politics. Last summer, for instance, a rumor circulated that Fidel Castro had died. Lage remembers his father coming home from work and informing him of the possibility of an announcement of Castro’s death...
...three most recently approved courses—which come on top of the five that already got the go-ahead earlier this semester—mark only slight changes from existing classes...
...Aristotle with good reason observed that the young man is not a proper student of politics: his temperament is too rash and his experience too slight to make consistently sound judgments about the inexact science of politics. But our society consistently spurns such warnings, exalting “participation,” and ever devising new strategies to persuade the “youth” to vote. Barack Obama may have finally found one: appealing to the vanity of young...