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Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, by Nicholas A. Christakis and James H. Fowler '92
While everyone is familiar with the squirrels that dwell on campus, there have been a surprising number of sightings of more predatory creatures—hawks.
In the grand finals, Harvard led the field from the starting strokes and ended all other crews’ hopes of a comeback with a move in the third 500 meters. The varsity finished first, with Princeton taking second and Brown coming in a surprising third.
Indeed, with the offense relying on the cohesion of the entire team, it is not surprising that the squad took awhile to click. Harvard dropped six of its first seven contests at the MIT and Princeton Invitationals.
“I think naturally it’s surprising to people that two 22-year-olds are getting married right after college because a lot of people are thinking about where they’re going to go professionally after graduation, so I basically tell them that that...