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...failure and of being left behind. Conan O’Brien ’85, in his now-legendary Class Day speech for the Class of 2000, summed us up perfectly when he said that, “as graduates of Harvard, your biggest liability is your need to succeed?? Because success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you’re desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.” He’s right of course...
...with the spring season about to begin, the team is ready. Although the crew which faces Georgetown next Saturday will look very different, as captains Sarah Bates ’06 and Ashley Antony ’06 have departed, the crew will still have the same drive to succeed??and the talent to do just that. The only thing not falling into line, for the lightweights and heavyweights alike: Boston. Specifically, the horrendous weather has prevented the crews from rowing on the Charles anytime before just last week. “The winter has dragged...
...history at UCLA and a former colleague of Faust at Penn, said last month.A ‘SUBTLE SKILL’As president of a large and decentralized university, Faust will have to find means to build consensus among its many factions, an area in which Summers did not succeed??even with some help from Faust herself.After Summers drew wide criticism in 2005 following comments he made suggesting that women may have a lower “intrinsic aptitude” for science than men, Faust acted as his adviser, ultimately leading a university-wide initiative that...
During the Vietnam War, Anthony served as comptroller of the Defense Department under Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. According to Young, Anthony used accounting systems to evaluate the effectiveness of military programs. Though the department did not want him to succeed??“Nobody likes transparency applied to themselves,” said Young—Anthony’s “power personality” got the job done...
...video was riotously funny, and a UBS employee soon leaked it to the wider world. But beyond the chortles, young Aleksey’s credentials and “drive to succeed?? also struck a chord with the e-recruiting ethos. The video was featured on MSNBC, whose Donny Deutsch declared “I would hire this guy sight unseen.” Credit Suisse, and possibly other firms, gave Vayner an interview...