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...cynicism and an outpouring of open protest. Thanks to the Internet, every individual's gripe can now be amplified and diffused to a mass audience, whether the gripers are retired Americans whose pension benefits have been slashed or Chinese peasants who have lost their farmland to the nation's torrid industrialization. A recent WEF poll of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries revealed that public trust in national governments, the U.N. and multinational companies dropped significantly over the past two years and is now close to the lows recorded after the terrorist attacks of Sept...
...cynicism and an outpouring of open protest. Thanks to the Internet, every individual's gripe can now be amplified and diffused to a mass audience, whether the gripers are retired Americans whose pension benefits have been slashed or Chinese peasants who have lost their farmland to the nation's torrid industrialization. A recent World Economic Forum poll of more than 20,000 people in 20 countries revealed that public trust in national governments, the U.N. and multinational companies has dropped significantly over the past two years and is close to the lows recorded after the terrorist attacks of Sept...
...Crimson Classic/EIVA-MIVA Challenge. Harvard lost 3-2 to the Hawks (30-25, 30-23, 27-30, 27-30, 15-12) and 3-0 to the Flyers (30-18, 30-25, 32-30).Senior middle hitter Seamus McKiernan, an EIVA Second Team All-East selection last season, continued his torrid play to start the 2006 season with two double-doubles, finishing with 31 kills and 31 digs.But Quincy (2-0) and Lewis (2-0), the visitors from the MIVA, swept the weekend from the EIVA, each defeating Harvard and Rutgers-Newark (0-2).Unfortunately for the Crimson, the team will...
DALLAS—The road trip to SMU was Harvard’s longest jaunt of the 2005-2006 season, and the 40 minutes on the hardwood were even more of an eternity last night for the Crimson. The Mustangs built a 31-point first half lead on torrid outside shooting and dominant post play en route to a 76-55 win, out-muscling and out-hustling a Harvard team just six days removed from a lopsided 89-55 loss at No. 14 Boston College. “In terms of the placement of the game, we made a concerted...
...their team—because they’re playing with a lot of confidence,” Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “They just catch and shoot—they’re very good at that.” BU’s torrid shooting helped them rally from a 12-point deficit late in the first half, as the Terriers (6-2) finished the half on an 8-0 run and then added 14 unanswered points to start the second half. The 22-point swing left Harvard (2-6) trailing 42-32 with...