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...with those shifts? I wouldn't say that personalities are formed by peers. I would say that experiences with peers are one of the influences on personality. Can these influences be reversed? Depends in part on the age of the individual. Also, in some cases the new environment may turn out to be not very different from the old one. For example, a child who is well-liked by her peers in first grade is likely to be popular in second grade as well, even with an entirely new set of classmates. So the peers may be reacting to characteristics...
...Baseball was awash in goodwill, national attention and money like it had not seen in many years. The Los Angeles Dodgers garishly flaunted such largesse after that season by giving Kevin Brown, a pitcher soon to turn 34 years old, an age when players traditionally had neared retirement as their bodies gave out, a seven-year contract worth $105 million, sweetening the deal with private jet service back and forth from his Georgia home...
...against the Wildcats.“The weekend was really challenging,” Crimson coach Dave Fish said. “It was very humbling for the team.” NORTHWESTERN 7, HARVARD 0 Harvard entered Sunday’s match at Combe Tennis Center looking to turn the tables on 4-3 defeats against the Wildcats in 2006 and 2007. But the ailing Crimson left disappointed after being shut out 7-0.“We had almost half the guys sick or injured,” co-captain Chris Clayton said. “We were...
...team rule recently invoked by the captains—eager undergraduates can head over to Uno's and toast to a good cause (not to say Lacrosse victories aren't...) Habitat for Humanity will be raising funds for their 2009 spring break trip in Guatemala. Be sure to turn in a Habitat for Humanity flyer with your tab, and 20% of the proceeds will help build a house for a family in need...
...package included the largest tax cut in U.S. history. After Capitol Hill this week deals with the final component of Obama's economic rescue plan - a housing program that, while largely achieved through Executive Order, will feature a bankruptcy provision long opposed by the GOP - Obama's focus will turn to implementing his campaign agenda, which is by definition more ideological. (See the top 10 financial collapses...