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...Senator Barack Obama’s messages of hope and commitment have clearly struck a chord with many voters who seem to want change. Senator John McCain’s environmental platform is perhaps the most complete of all of the candidates and could also be a strong first step in the right direction. But while one should never underestimate the rhetorical power of the presidency, one must remember that the vested interests in Washington for the status quo can wear down even the most energetic leader...
...legendary, but I will make a forecast in which I am very confident: Whatever you expect your life and work to be like 10, 20, or 30 years from now, the reality will be quite different. In looking over the 30th anniversary report on my own class, I was struck by the great diversity of vocations and avocations that have engaged my classmates. To be sure, the volume was full of attorneys and physicians and professors as well as architects, engineers, editors, bankers, and even a few economists. Many listed the title "vice president," and, not a few, "president...
...Down by eight with 2:29 left to play, a familiar sense of despair wafted through Lavietes Pavilion. The cheerleaders fell silent, the fans began to collect their belongings, and the Princeton bench afforded itself an opportunity to sit back and relax. That’s when the Crimson struck. Head coach Tommy Amaker commanded his players to shift into a full press. The change was followed on the offensive end by a layup from captain and forward Brad Unger. “More than anything, it was do or die at that point,” Unger said...
...would not let me leave town without one last shot to the gut. As my camera’s battery wore down (no-hitters are something to be remembered, Sox or not), and we prepared for the crush that awaited us at the Green Line station, I was struck by the awful truth that I had spent four years trying to deny. I, along with the rest of my Bombers-loving ’08 brethren, just happened to be in the right place at the wrong time.As Kulper put it, “Who do they think they...
After a pair of punts, Harvard struck on three consecutive drives with a 33-yard pass from Pizzotti to Luft, a one-yard plunge by sophomore Cheng Ho, and a 15-yard screen pass to sophomore Mike Cook after a failed fake punt by the Bulldogs. Only a fourth-down stop of a Pizzotti sneak at the goal line on the final play of the first half left Yale with anything to play for at halftime, trailing...