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...themed parties and formal dinners. Moreover, each College boasts dozens of extracurricular societies. While Cambridge undergraduates are as busy with extracurriculars as anyone at Harvard, what seems radically different here is the sense of importance that students attribute to their non-academic pursuits. There is, perhaps, less at stake. Extracurriculars are treated as leisurely activities, a fact that is reflected in the at times offbeat nature of many societies, from the several university-wide outing clubs and at least three wine-tasting societies to the historical costuming society. Yet that doesn’t prevent the ambitious or especially talented...
...second-round contest, third seed Harvard faced second seed Marist with a place in the final at stake. It would prove a step too far for the Crimson, succumbing to its opponent...
ITHACA, N.Y.—The final game of the season, with playoff positioning still at stake, may not be the best time to start testing one of the most tried-and-true axioms in sports, but it worked for the Harvard men’s hockey team. Defying the notion that a good offense is the best defense, the Crimson spent most of the game playing in its own zone, but seemed to thrive offensively following the periods of greatest pressure from the Big Red.This dynamic was most directly evident in the first period. Having already killed two Cornell...
...Harvard earned a single point in the standings. Combined with wins by Cornell and Union, the tie created a three-way tie in the ECAC standings, setting up an important battle Saturday night at Cornell’s Lynah Rink with a first-round playoff bye at stake.“It’s going to be great; it doesn’t get much better than playing in Lynah,” MacDonald said. “It’s a great recipe for the Harvard and Cornell rivalry—you’ve got home...
...King’s Ebenezer Baptist Church. Without doubt, there are many who will vote for or against Hillary and Barack on the sole basis of her extra x-chromosome and the color of his skin. But for the informed and thoughtful citizen, the much more interesting question at stake is less about demographics and more about the key skills required to be an effective president: established fluency in policy-speak versus the ability to bring down the rafters. At heart, is the presidential election a popularity contest...