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...little bit on my life outside of the UC.”MATCHMAKINGWidely considered to be the frontrunner long before the academic year started, Ryan A. Petersen ’08 has served as SAC chair since February. Chairmanship of SAC has in the past been considered a stepping stone to the presidency, though this was not the case last year. In December 2005, committee chair and vice-presidential candidate Tara Gadgil ’07 finished in third place with running mate John F. Voith III ’07. Current president, John S. Haddock...
...last time presumptive Pentagon boss Robert M. Gates faced Senate confirmation - for CIA director in 1991- he put a small good-luck charm in his pocket. It was a smooth, white oblong stone he'd picked up while hiking in Washington State's Olympic Range. Gates put it in his pocket to remind him during the tough confirmation hearings that there was life after Washington if his nomination went down to defeat...
...Gates is likely to be confirmed as the next Secretary of Defense and would bring to the job intimate knowledge of the White House, the Congress, the CIA and military intelligence. But he might want to dig the stone out of his belongings just in case...
...STEPPING STONE...
Playing the toughest competition is something Harvard coach Katey Stone loves. “I like it—I think we have a very competitive schedule this year and I am looking forward to it,” she says. A quick examination of this year’s schedule reveals that most of the usual suspects are back on Harvard’s slate. But there are still a number of easy league games that may serve more as a chance to pad statistics and test young players than real competition. The Crimson will play Union, Quinnipiac...