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...pairing of Morris and Beethoven seems incongruous at first. The author of a two-volume biography of Roosevelt and a notoriously sub-par work on Ronald Reagan, Morris has no obvious ties to the music world. However, he goes out of his way to mention on the back flap that he is both a pianist and a “private music scholar” who has been studying Beethoven with 50 years of devotion. These credentials sound about as compelling as those of the ousted director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Michael D. Brown. (But when Morris discusses...
...Hynes and Hegge in the final round of play. The Crimson finished well behind Penn, which finished 30 strokes ahead with a final score of 580. Shore followed up his dazzling performance last weekend, where he shot one-under-par to finish third in the ECAC Championships, with a sub-par effort. He shot a combined 155 (79-76) to finished tied 70th, one shot behind Christensen and four ahead of Isner. Hynes led the team with a 149 and finished tied 35th. Hegge, who shot a 79 in the first round, finished tied 53rd and three shots behind Hynes...
...offense isn’t firing, then we need to step it up even more,” said captain defensive end Erik Grimm, “and we didn’t do that.”MAYBE NEXT YEARAfter two straight weeks of sub-par rushing performances—39 yards this week after 59 yards against Lehigh—sophomore running back Clifton Dawson’s chances at the Payton Award, given to the best offensive player in Division I-AA, have gone from slim to none. Saturday, the All-American back carried the ball...
Most important, Summers should recognize the value of Harvard’s faculty. The University would not be the most distinguished university in the world with sub-par professors. Summers must realize that ignoring, brushing off, or failing to solicit their collective wisdom is not just a poor leadership decision. It is an arrogant...
...black or women’s suffrage and will question a child’s mental capacity to make an informed decision. Mental capacity is not, however, listed in our laws as a requisite for voting rights. Nowhere in America are citizens barred from voting on account of their sub-par IQs. Further, there is no test of a citizen’s knowledge about issues prior to voting. The democratic ideal is that all citizens of a nation deserve a vote, regardless of their perceived competence or wisdom. It is not up to some elevated intellectual group to decide...