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...vice president and president, respectively. “We weren’t in the UC, but we wanted to lead the College. The campaign was the best two weeks of my life,” says Hadfield. Although the pair did not snag a win, they did garner 912 votes, exceeding Hadfield’s previously expressed goal of gaining 600 ballots. And they placed second, beating a team of UC veterans who had once been seen as serious contenders.While his achievements in campus politics might seem to signal a potential presidential run this fall, Hadfield says he does...
...pyrotechnics were for the Marie Antoinette beach party.) The films in competition for the Palme d'Or tend to be a solemn lot, so any spiking of the punch bowl is welcome. The occasional midnight screenings of non-competing films is also a chance for the locals to snag a few free tickets, put on their best duds and see a movie. On the red-carpeted steps usually reserved for directors and stars, hundreds of Cannes residents snapped photos of hundreds of others...
...Harvard community, students and administration alike tend to forget that HUDS workers are indeed just that—members of a network of people that makes Harvard run. Students see dining hall workers far more frequently than even our professors, and they’re certainly easier to snag for a quick chat or a cup of coffee. The 1,200 comment cards collected by SLAM over the past week is a testament to the vital role that dining hall workers play in the lives of students...
...American society and pop culture. These jokes, which seem to target a post-pubescent audience, make the film reasonably amusing for viewers of all ages. Williams stars as Bob Munro, the patriarch and sole breadwinner for his well-to-do family. When a young up-and-comer threatens to snag Bob’s executive position at the PureVibe soda corporation, Bob goes to desperate lengths to keep his job secure. He cancels his family’s upcoming tropical vacation and instead takes them on a road trip in a rented R.V., so that he may surreptitiously attend...
...used the school to help her accomplish quite a different goal—winning the title of Miss Rhode Island. Currently the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Resource Efficiency Program coordinator of the Harvard Green Campus Initiative, Rogers said that her experience at Harvard helped her snag the pageant honor on April 22. Rogers credited the academic rigor at Harvard for helping her face the interview portion of the contest, during which a panel grilled her on everything from her platform to facts about her state. “Talking with so many people—both as an undergrad...