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...Caitlin Cahow, and sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt.The trio made an immediate impact, helping the Crimson rattle off four straight wins out of the gate and adding a fast-paced, high-scoring dynamic to Harvard’s game.“It’s just great from a leadership standpoint,” Stone said. “They raise the level of practice and play.”The Crimson dropped its first game to St. Lawrence, a team that would prove to be a thorn in Harvard’s side for the entire season, before reeling...
...government to take a stronger role in devising a national strategy to achieve this ideal. The opportunity for postsecondary education is far too valuable in today’s society to be denied to anyone based on anything other than his or her own choice. From a purely economic standpoint, the wage paid to a graduate of a four-year college is about 45 percent more on average than that paid to someone who holds only a high school diploma. A college education also opens avenues to a more fulfilling life, increasing occupational opportunities, providing a nationwide (and even worldwide...
...maintained by “right-wing” ideologues. That perception is far from reality and the truth is the conservative movement is diverse – from the flag-waving Iowan to the Long Island libertarian to the Bible belt conservative. But from both an ideological standpoint and based on common sense ideas of intelligent political dialogue, The Salient expounds an agenda that neither resonates with this student body, nor is it representative of the conservative movement on campus.First, on a political level, the conservative movement and The Salient diverge widely on our ideological views. The Republican Party...
...From a legal standpoint, this distinction is crucial. As law professor Michael Krauss of George Mason University in Virginia points out, "We never judge negligence in hindsight. We always judge it in foresight." And you can make a good case that the Virginia Tech cops and other employees who knew of Cho's erratic, self-destructive, and possibly criminal behavior since the fall of 2005 should have done more to help him or expel...
...whether Iran has attained the requisite centrifuge know-how necessary to make bombs or is exaggerating its nuclear activity to boost its negotiation position. Analysts in Tehran believe the answer lies somewhere in between. "While I think the president's announcement was mostly important from a propaganda and political standpoint," said Saeed Laylaz, a former government official and analyst, "that doesn't mean the centrifuge goal is not reachable." He believes it is quite possible 2,000 centrifuges have been installed, and that 3,000 - the number cited by Iranian officials this year - could be ready "in a matter...