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...very careful because he’s very young and does not have much experience,” she said. “To project yourself to the presidency after two years in the United States Senate after having been a state senator is a real stretch and he could hurt himself badly.” Whitman was more optimistic about the chances of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, noting that he “has a real chance of winning” traditionally blue states like New York and New Jersey. “If you look...
...footprint, above a harbor-side promenade. The traditional neoclassical museum entrance is inverted: two sweeping sets of steps rise from the open water to meet the museum, but imposing marble is replaced by warm wood and they are better suited to picnics than processions.When completed, the promenade should stretch the length of the harbor, though currently only the section adjacent to the museum is finished. Underneath the massive cantilever, the space is not cavernous, as it threatens to be when seen from afar, but intimate—an effect achieved through the repeated use of wood planking to cover...
...football and you also have the excitement that is the NCAA basketball tournament to look forward to. Sure, the Ivy League sends its own annual rep to the Big Dance, but let’s be honest: We’re not going to play any fourteen-game stretch better than Penn or Princeton, so the regular season title is out of the question. And as the sole Division I conference without a conference tournament to conclude our basketball season, our dream of getting blown out by a college basketball powerhouse is dashed...
...furiously covers the first portion of his canvas with a deluge of symbols. His studio—to stretch the artist metaphor a bit farther—is now ready. Thoughts pour from his mouth, obscured by his low voice and thick accent, a product of his Russian and Israeli background...
...overcame a one-point halftime deficit. His first basket of the second half, coming with 17:52 on the game clock, gave the Crimson a 34-33 lead it would not give up. That basket also started an 8-0 Harvard run; Cusworth added two free throws during the stretch and capped it with a dunk off of his own miss. For the game, Cusworth shot 9-of-12 from the floor and attempted a game-high nine free throws. Even though he only hit five of them, he helped get the Crimson into the bonus early in the second...