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...that, this time, Harvard’s long love affair with Louie’s really is coming to an end. Though he says business is “terrible,” Chen remains optimistic that his last-ditch efforts to salvage the business will succeed. Eighteen years of history are on his side, but this time Chen’s optimism might be unwarranted. The problem is, he seems unable to admit what’s really behind his recent troubles...
...must admit I was less than thrilled when I received the assignment to interview Matthew J. Glazer ’06, the College’s newest Undergraduate Council president. A Harvard student looking to succeed in politics—how unique and exciting! But I am a diligent reporter. I take my assignments seriously. I collected my notebook, swallowed my pride, and donned my usual professional attire: unwashed hair in a ponytail, no makeup, and the clothes I had been wearing for the past 36 hours. I’m diligent, sure, but not that diligent. Mr. President...
...legwork," says advocate Rossell. When Farhad's court appeal was being prepared, Bernadette Wauchope, of Port Pirie, South Australia, and another volunteer from Byron Bay, on the north coast of New South Wales, spent more than 130 hours collecting evidence that would eventually verify his claims. "The people who succeed are those who have Australian people going in there and helping them untangle the mess," says Rossell...
...devote herself to professional sculpture, she threw herself in headfirst. That meant, initially, a very rigorous study of the basics, including form and technique. Then she retreated to her studio and logged the long, lonely hours that separate the people who only talk about becoming artists from those who succeed at finding their own voice...
...Leave your own school baggage at home. We all have memories of teachers and classes that made us miserable. Set those aside and approach your child's teacher as a peer and partner. Assume a teacher wants to see your child succeed in school and in life--just as you do. The respect you show a teacher is contagious and will find its way back to your child...