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Harvard broke from the timeout and steadily built up its play, drawing the Brown defense out with precise passing. With 17 seconds left, and a lively Crimson crowd waiting with bated breath, senior co-captain Chris Ludwick stepped up and scored a tremendous equalizer to send Blodgett into an uproar...
It’s been a bad week for James D. Watson. After comments made by the renowned biologist implying that blacks might be genetically inferior to whites surfaced in the Times of London, Watson has faced a public uproar, comparisons to segregationist leaders, and dismissal from prominent scientific positions. There is talk of Watson losing his position as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory—an institution he helped shape, ironically enough, from a relic of the eugenics movement to the cutting-edge research institution that is today—and many have suggested that his scientific...
...Center (MAC) could reopen by as early as the end of the month, a representative of the athletic department said yesterday. Associate Director of Athletics Jeremy L. Gibson expressed optimism about the progress of the construction, which began in March—displacing five varsity teams and causing an uproar among students when it was unexpectedly announced last fall. “We’re actually very close to the initial projections on the duration of this project,” he said during a tour of the facility yesterday. “It’s still falling...
...uproar over kid nation about abuse or fear that the children will succeed and put parents out of a job? We cannot hold our children's wings all their lives and then expect them to know how to fly when we let them go. Kids need parents, but they also need the freedom to learn and grow. Let them experience the sting of failure and the joy of success. And trust them! Danica Conway, Longmont, Colo...
...raucous right is in an uproar, stunned that their onetime hero, George W. Bush, is going against them on a case that combines three of the issues closest to their heart: immigration, the death penalty and international sovereignty. But the real lesson the right wing should take from the case is that the presidential power they so jealously defend when it is used against foreign nationals looks a lot less attractive when it's applied at home...