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DuCille was not without his successes??€”he was also the freestyle anchor in the second-place 200 medley relay, where he had a 20.16-second split, the fastest in the finals. He led off in the winning effort in the 400-yard freestyle relay as well...
...much of the 20th century, the first part didn’t work out so well—the Games were cancelled during both world wars—and neither did the second—Olympic boycotts have been a common diplomatic device. But the Olympics’ successes??€”Jesse Owens’ barrier-breaking gold medal performance during the 1936 Games in Nazi Germany is just one example—have shown that the Olympics truly can serve Coubertin’s vision. It is a travesty that in today’s climate of simmering international...
...hope, instead, that when possible, the UC limits its polling to data collection for policy analysis rather than direct decision-making. The UC’s greatest recent successes??€”for instance the creation 24-hour library—have been backed by data mined from student polls. Such polls are also crucial if the UC is to be successful on its top advocacy priorities—which include improving social programming, lowering the price of course packs, and enhancing financial...
...third of our student government is no cause for alarm. The Undergraduate Council’s (UC) new motion to scrap the Campus Life Committee (CLC), one of the council’s three standing committees, is one that we heartily endorse. The CLC’s successes??€”Movie Nights and shuttles—have been outnumbered by their more costly failures. Moreover, the way committee choice is based on UC election results means that the CLC is at least partially staffed with students that aren’t passionate about social events planning. Still, the question...
...current president, Paul A. Gusmorino III ’02. Gusmorino, through his dedication and hard work, has managed to keep the council on track in serving students’ needs. Gusmorino’s administration has been marked by a series of small (and sometimes not-so-small) successes??€”subsidized concerts featuring name-brand bands, boxes to help with move-out, later hours for some Harvard parties. Even the disappointments of his administration, most notably its failure to persuade the House Masters to support 24-hour universal keycard access, have set the stage for real progress...