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...laid himself bare for them, speaking of the death of his brother-something he'd never done publicly and rarely privately-and then he said, "My favorite poem, my favorite poet was Aeschylus. He once wrote, 'Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,'" he paused, his voice quivering slightly as he caressed every word. The silence had deepened, somehow; the moment was stunning. "'Until ... in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace...
...Maybe it was just the way Bush and Karl Rove went about the practice of politics. But this was, without a doubt, the tidiest political operation he'd ever seen. There was none of the back biting, staff shake-ups or power struggles that were a constant plague upon Democratic campaigns. There was little of the hand wringing about whether the shading of a position would offend the party's interest groups. Issues, in fact, seemed less important than they did in any given Democratic campaign. And McKinnon had come to a slightly guilty realization: maybe that was a good...
...tragically, there is no incentive to blow the whistle. Not for sports pundits, who make a living churning out three or four articles each round—none touching upon the graduation problem. And certainly not for coaches like LSU’s John Brady, who immediately cashed in on his players’ Final Four run to publicly demand a higher salary. Apparently $715,000 per year is not enough. (Meanwhile, the students who fail to graduate can look forward to a median annual income...
...team yesterday, winning the approval of the New England Hockey Writers Association with his solid play for the Crimson. Du led Harvard with 33 points, notching 10 goals and adding 23 assists. The center ranked seventh in the ECAC with 24 points in league play and consistently was called upon by Crimson coach Ted Donato ’91 in high-pressure faceoff situations. Du added the nod to a host of honors already heaped upon him this season. The junior was also named to the All-Ivy first team and the All-ECAC third team. His performance...
...want to do, so it’s what I’m going to focus on.” Soon, however, she won’t have to worry about non-theatrical demands on her time. A senior, Maloney plans to enter the dramatic world full-time upon graduation. “Theater is what I plan to do with my life. I want to be a producer. That’s my aspiration...