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...pressure situations against teams that are equal or faster than us.”Luckily, the Crimson has been able to utilize its depth throughout the season and a majority of the underclassmen have received invaluable game-time experience.After a sputtering start saw Harvard clinging on to a slim lead, the team collectively relaxed into its own pace and set out to control the tempo of the game using their physical advantages to run the Camels out of the pool.“We got a lot of counter attack goals, which reflects how well we’ve conditioned...
...college dorm in Chicago. Marimekko, the Helsinki-based print and fabric company, with net sales in 2007 of $116 million, has a universal appeal that transcends national boundaries. It's a company that is both revered by design aficionados and beloved by housewives; its creations are worn by the slim and the not so slim, and its snazzy signature prints are available on everything from onesies to pot holders. It's possible that Marimekko even helped usher in the Camelot era when a style-savvy Jackie Kennedy traded in her haute couture for one of the company's inexpensive summer...
This week marked admissions decisions announcements for colleges across the country, and, unsurprisingly, admission to Harvard College continued to be an impressive feat. Following a record high number of applications last December, acceptances plummeted—a slim 7.1 percent of applicants were offered spots in next year’s freshman class. This turn of events effectively vindicates the Harvard Admissions Office, which took heat last year with its announcement that it would eliminate the Early Action admissions program. Critics of the change opposed it because they believed eliminating Early Action would repel the most competitive applicants, who crave...
...when the Stones released their debut single. And he knows them well enough to see them clearly. The camera reveals that age has been hard on the group's faces--they all look like Dorian Gray's pictures--but kind to their bodies. The guys are pencil-slim, especially Mick. Watching in awe as he capers indefatigably, shaking his sexagenarian booty, you want the secret of the Mick Jagger Fitness Regimen, even if you suspect it's 45 years of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. When Christina Aguilera slinks onstage for a duet of Live with...
...learn that when he lived in Virginia Beach, Va., McCain participated in the "most raucous and longest beach parties of any squadron in the Navy." We learn of the strip club dancers, the toga party and the nights spent sneaking away from school to drink. We read about the "slim and blond" fashion model in Rio, whom he dated on shore leave in 1957, and their final moonlit night when she greeted him on a terrace "not dressed for dinner." We further learn that his hard-partying habits were genetic. McCain's father, a submariner-turned admiral named Jack, told...