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...People will get passing yards against us for the obvious reason that if they can’t run the football they have to do something,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “But we actually, from a percentage standpoint, from an efficiency stand point [have] been tops in the league...
...Yemeni capital of Sana'a isn't for the timid. Many Western governments warn their nationals of a threat of terrorism; women are expected to wear loose clothes covering their legs, arms and head; streets are chaotic; and there are few starred hotels and restaurants. But when you stand on the bridge at the corner of Az-Zubayri and As-Sailah Streets and drink in the walled city's gold-tinged beauty, some hardship may seem worthwhile. Sana'a, one of the world's oldest conurbations, lies in the embrace of the Jabal Nugum and Aiban mountain ranges...
...pictures that people back home would recognize as uniquely Crimson. During her visit, Chien insisted on taking a picture of this reporter (a real Harvard student!) in front of John Harvard. Chien critiqued his pose with an eye well-trained for digital photography. “The way you stand. Why like that? It’s not a nice pose. You Photoshop...
...Square and at a Harvard Club speech by University President Lawrence H. Summers yesterday in support of their demands. (See story, page 3)KEEPING UP WITH THE JONESESCurrent negotiations are set against a backdrop of disagreements between the University and the union on where Harvard’s wages stand with respect to its peer institutions, how to count the value of its benefits package, and how Harvard is doing in meeting related labor goals. According to Peter S. Rider, who is leading contract negotiations on behalf of the janitors, the two parties continue to disagree about what constitutes...
...four after staring at the stars during a trip from England to France. “I was sold right then and there—have been ever since,” Burbidge said. Once Burbidge gained status in the scientific community, she took a stand to improve opportunities for women in astronomy. When offered the American Astronomical Society’s 1972 Annie Jump Cannon Award, given exclusively to women, she refused it because she wanted to be measured against everyone in her field. Burbidge said she believes the field of astronomy has made significant progress since her career...