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...been “very, very supportive” of the program.“Being at other universities, there’s no comparison, and fencing really highlights that,” he says. “They will give you the tools you need to succeed. That’s something Harvard has that many universities don’t, [and] that’s what sets us apart.”The fencers themselves laud Brand’s team-building style.“One thing he really does well is if you lose a bout...
...Penn and Brown, who both finished 6-1. “The results weren’t as great as was expected,” co-captain Brandon Chiu said. “As a younger team, we didn’t have the college experience [we needed to succeed], but the level of play was there.” The two stories of the season for the Crimson involved two broken streaks. The first—more of a lowlight—involved Cornell, which snapped a 45-year losing streak against Harvard by winning five of six singles...
...FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED...
President Bush followed a well-worn path to the Goldman Sachs well when he tapped Hank Paulson, the firm's CEO since 1999, to succeed John Snow as Treasury Secretary. Across Wall Street, they are hoping that Paulson can bring a gravitas to the job that has been missing since the tenures of Larry Summers and another former Goldman executive, Robert Rubin, both of whom served under President Clinton...
...generals were reportedly murdered by their own men--the chaotic looting and mayhem that many had feared never occurred. Speaking from his headquarters at Lubumbashi, Kabila, 56, said he would "assume from now the functions of the head of state." He added, "I am happy, very happy to succeed." He said he would form a transitional government by Tuesday and promised a new constitution within 60 days for the country that he renamed the Democratic Republic of Congo...