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...realize that no one at Harvard is compelled to play a sport. There are no athletic scholarships and athletes can, and often do, leave teams if they so choose. This means that the people who still play—the ones who still endure physical wear and tear and who try to balance a tough academic workload with frequent road trips and long hours of grueling practice—do so because they love what they do best...
...time, I was a graduate student in the History of American Civilization Program and was working as Werner’s research assistant. I was supposed to be working on my dissertation, but I soon became so absorbed by the research for the pamphlet that I was unable to tear myself away from Widener Library. Seeing me emerge from the stacks with my arms full of sources, Werner asked me to join him as an editor. As we began work on the project, what shocked both of us was the dearth of secondary literature available on the topic. Most...
Despite its record, Dartmouth has shown signs of brilliance at times this season. The Big Green started the year on a tear, losing to reigning Ivy Champion Penn (5-0, 3-0) by one point, after a PAT was blocked with just over a minute to go. Then, one week later, Dartmouth came through in the spoiler role by upending Yale...
...across the face with a bat.” The violence of OAR’s revolution appeals to a youthful audience as a cathartic gesture, an expression of anger against the things that hold them inside. Through the music, it is transformed from a destructive urge to tear down walls to an empowering image of freedom and self-expression. Unlike Nirvana, whose anger often manifested itself physically on stage in the form of smashing guitars, OAR keeps its violence within. OAR takes us to the point of nothingness, but only to reveal that all of our obstructions are illusions...
...Really? The Chinese will pay good money for them. They tear the missiles apart and study them, so they can build their own. Very good money. Lakhs and lakhs of dollars," said a slender Afghan excitedly. A lakh is 100,000 of something...