Word: sparking
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While Rogus provided the spark, the entire team pounded the boards all night long, keying the Crimson’s upset. Harvard out-rebounded the Tigers 29-17, and also grabbed nine offensive boards—none bigger than Giovacchini’s follow of his own missed shot with 1:11 to play, which he then dished to Cusworth, who stuffed it home for a 54-50 lead...
...cetera.” And within the existing options, most students don’t take advantage of the cross-registration options for undergrads at the GSE. Students can take classes ranging from American educational policy to method-specific classroom approaches. These are probably the best way to spark interest in teaching, and the College should publicize these as a viable option. Even if you don’t want to be a teacher, budding politicians or academics could learn quite a bit from a policy or theory class...
...that the Crimson needed extra motivation for such an important meet, but an additional spark was provided by junior Billy Cocks who turned in one standout performance after another during the meet...
...govern as Harvard’s very public president, Summers has rightly broadened his interests while also trying to stay true to his academic roots. The two identities are, however, not without tension. Indeed, his latest attempt to spark discussion on the important topic of women’s under-representation in academia has run into a problem: instead of embarking on research to find out why women are under-represented in academia, too many people are instinctively interpreting Summers’ presentation of scientific hypotheses as an attack on women...
Hopkins said she mentioned the Summers speech in an e-mail exchange relating to another matter with Boston Globe reporter Marcella Bombardieri on Friday—but that she did not intend for her sentiments to spark the media circus that is now underway. By late last night, Summers’ comments had been reported by hundreds of newspapers from Britain to Beijing...