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...this for over fifty years,” said Warren M. “Renny” Liddle ’55, as he and his classmates set up their tailgate around 10:30 a.m.. “It’s good to see a good turnout today.” His classmate, Robert Rittemburg ’55, said he and a group of friends attend all of Harvard’s football games, including the away ones, but that there is something special about the Harvard-Yale contest. “I enjoy the rivalry?...
...despite the turnout, one notable voice was missing from the proceedings. University President Drew G. Faust was in New York City as a finalist for the National Book Award in non-fiction, Smith said...
Harvard has changed The Game—again. House Committees are bracing themselves for lackluster turnout following significant changes to this year’s Harvard-Yale tailgate rules. Some HoCo chairs said that the shorter tailgate—the festivities will start at 10 a.m. and end promptly at the noon kick-off—will discourage students from attending and potentially encourage binge drinking. “We haven’t had a tailgate yet when we’ve had to shut down at 12, so we don’t know how it?...
What was your reaction to the recent U.S. presidential election? I was happy to see such a strong turnout, and Obama ran a fantastic campaign in terms of getting people out to vote. As a company, it's always been our policy not to take a stand in politics. But I have a fear that protectionism will increase, especially now, in bad times. And not just in the United States. I see the signs of that. Pressure is increasing from the public on government officials to increase trade barriers. It takes strong leaders to resist the temptation, because [strengthening trade...
...electoral exercises had eroded and their attendance at the polls dwindled, especially among the younger generations uninspired by the civil superstitions of their fathers. Political apathy had so afflicted the nation that, leading up to the 2004 election, many commentators speculated, in apocalyptic tones, that depressed voter-turnout and a dying faith in democracy would become permanent features of our commonwealth...