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...think I played well, but there’s always things that you do that you can improve upon,” she said...
...Harvard in the second game, hitting a game-tying home run in the thirteenth inning, as well as the game-winning single.“Anytime we can beat Princeton—more importantly in a late inning game—it’s just something to build upon,” Walsh said, after the 513-pitch affair. “I don’t think there will be a game this year—no matter what the score is—that we’re not going to feel like we have a shot...
...There’s no reason to impose such strict career objectives upon oneself. Indeed, our particular educational system is a blessing in that it encourages exploration and creative thinking, a boon that hasn’t gone unnoticed by other countries. Over spring break, through the Harvard College in Asia Program, I had the opportunity to stay at Hong Kong University with a group of fellow undergraduates. The dean of education there informed us that the college is planning to reform its curriculum—a relic of British colonial rule—to bring it more in line...
...Port R and R. For just $179 per night, at Marriott's Casa Magna Resort & Spa in Puerto Vallarta you get: an in-room spa bath upon arrival, two spa treatments, two fitness classes and daily breakfast during your four-night stay. The offer is good through Dec. 18 with the promotional code ZJ1. Paseo La Marina 435, Marina Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; 888-PARADISE...
...arguing that the marriage activists had pushed too fast and too hard - and that the backlash in more conservative states would undo any progress enjoyed in places like San Francisco or Boston. "Marriage was never our issue," one activist from south Florida told TIME last November. "It was thrust upon us by the other side, and they've done a very good job of beating us up over...