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...female empowerment” is concerned, excessive focus on the “female” has a detrimental impact on “empowerment.” Empowerment demands success regardless of gender and has been achieved by many women at Harvard. None of my Harvard experiences has indicated the gender gap in leadership positions that the forthcoming Women’s Center report promises to show, as women hold top spots in every one of my extracurricular activities. Indeed, both the UC president and vice president are currently women, as is the president of Harvard. But these women...
Setting records is not important to sophomore Kate Mills.Mills has enjoyed a tremendous season for Harvard, shattering the school’s top times race after race and qualifying for the 2009 NCAA Championships that take place later this week. Personal successes, however, aren’t the world to her. Instead, Mills cares about how many seconds her teammates are shaving off their personal times and how hard they’re pushing themselves to become better.Rather than promoting her own success, there is nothing that gives Mills more satisfaction than to see her teammates come...
...limited alcohol offerings—only two types of beer and wine and no hard liquor—would prevent the venue from becoming drunken and noisy. Smith said that so far, the move to serve alcohol has been a “resounding success.” Sales over the weekend were “very good” as customers collectively imbibed two kegs of beer. “Our first two performers last week went up on stage with beers in hand,” Smith said, laughing. Club Passim also adjoins the restaurant Veggie Planet, which...
...Walsh recalls his recruiting trip to watch Albright play. He had just spent the entire summer looking for a catcher to bring in, with little success. But in October, he got the chance to see Albright’s Woodrow Wilson High School in action...
...personality is…I need it to be close-knit,” Weiss said. “I think the sport dictates that as well, meaning wrestlers are different, and the more close-knit the group is, the team is, the more success you are going to have and the more fun you are going to have.”In the high-intensity atmosphere that surrounds wrestling, it may seem ironic that having fun is a primary concern of the coach. But with 14 All-Americans in 14 seasons—including national champion Jesse Jantzen...