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...would be a strike, which looks a lot more likely now that the Writer's Guild of America (WGA), the union that represents 12,000 film and TV writers, voted this week by a margin of more than 90% to authorize their leaders to launch a walk-out when their contract expires at the end of this month. The last WGA strike in 1988 cost the industry an estimated $500 million. This time, "every producer, network and studio has a contingency plan based on an Oct. 31 deadline," says Barbara Brogliatti, spokeswoman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television...
...college. But when Wintner arrived at Harvard, it was time to pick up an oar.“Rowing was one sport I had never done,” Wintner said. “I came to Harvard, and the only sports you could just pick up and walk on to were basically track and rowing. I decided that I had a little bit better of a physique for rowing than for running.”As the Harvard crew program lands many of the most coveted recruits in the world, Wintner definitely had his work...
...head coach Cecile Tucker has molded the lightweight crew program into the championship contender it is today. Upon the birth of her second child, however, Tucker will hand the reins over to coaches Will Stevens, who will direct the varisty, and Seth Davis, who will head the novice and walk-on programs. This represents a major transition for the entire team, especially the upperclassmen who have worked under Tucker.“It’s definitely going to be a big change,” says sophomore Lizzy Mazjoub, a member of the lightweight varsity eight...
...important that she brings people together in a realm outside the world of rowing.”So the crew is back, with a strong, young team ready to pick up where Radcliffe left off last year.And everyone, from the coaches to the captains to the walk-ons, has one goal in mind, the same goal as always—a return to glory.—Staff writer Walter E. Howell can be reached at wehowell@fas.harvard.edu...
...just the beginning of the highlights for a deep lightweight team. The program kept all of its walk-ons from last year, boosting the squad’s numbers to unprecedented levels...