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...Student groups offer campaigns access to e-mail lists, name recognition, and a ready-made means of getting out the vote in an election that last year saw a record-low turnout of 2,181 undergraduates at the polls. Beyond that, a student group endorsement can simply lend weight to a candidate’s pitch. “When I’m going door-to-door explaining my platform, saying that this and that student group has endorsed me adds legitimacy,” Flores said. While chairing FiCom, Flores interacted with student groups seeking funding...
...Giorgopoulos' family, Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis expressed his condolences and assured them that such a tragedy "won't be repeated". Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos had earlier submitted his resignation, but Karamanlis has refused to accept it, as the fragile center-right government tries to avoid collapse under the weight of the riots. (See pictures of Greece ravaged by forest fires...
...meters, junior Graham Infinger’s 6.59-meter jump and freshman Jacques Barjon’s 6.52-meter jump earned the two sixth and ninth place finishes, respectively.Junior Jack Brady’s 14.71-meter toss in the shot put earned him seventh in the event. In the weight throw competition, the Crimson boasted four top-10 performances as men’s co-captain Neville Irani threw a fifth-place 15.69 meters, Brady a sixth-place 15.68 meters, sophomore Ablorde Ashigbi an eigth-place 14.96 meters, and classmate Eric Clayman a ninth-place 14.54 meters...
...caliber].”Some of Harvard’s competitors felt right at home among the country’s best, as No. 4 O’Connor (157 lbs.) and Jantzen (141) earned third and fifth seeds respectively, while Caputo (184) garnered the top spot in his weight class.All three grapplers dazzled high-quality opponents, breezing through to the semifinals, but Jantzen’s run to victory put the wrestling world on notice. Returning from a nagging leg injury, the sophomore proved that he is as strong as ever, dispatching 11th seed Tyler Nauman of Pittsburg...
...informational cascade, and the effects of social interaction on individual diversity in beliefs. “There is an informational cascade,” Sunstein said. “What happens is that people observe the previous signals of people who believe or do something, and once the weight of the previous acts reaches a certain level, the people disregard their own private information.” Within groups, Sunstein highlighted a set of behaviors people engage in that cause “the convergence of views and the penchant for extremism.” He cited a study that...