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...particular, the actions of University President Drew Gilpin Faust were laudable, as she used the power of her presidential office to build enthusiasm for Wednesday’s celebration, and then lent the weight of her person to the proceedings, introducing Vice President Gore. It is encouraging to see Harvard’s central administration take the lead on this crucial issue, especially since it is one that requires an interdisciplinary approach that can only be achieved through coordinating the actions of the University’s many disparate parts...
...investor who receives a description of the event,” Barron said. “For the investor who experienced this in the past, it’s more important that since then, things have been better.” As for why people place greater weight on more recent outcomes when they experience the events themselves, Barron provided some conjecture on potential evolutionary causes. “Consider a mouse that finds a candy bar left in a corner,” Barron said. “The mouse would keep coming back to that location...
...TROPHYHeavy winds and light sailors derailed Harvard’s women’s team at the Stu Nelson Trophy, hosted by Connecticut College. The Crimson placed 16th in the 18-team field. “Our boat was a little overpowered. We’re a pretty small weight combination for the wind we were experiencing,” sophomore crew Grace Charles said. “We don’t get those conditions very often on the river and we just struggled.”Last weekend’s A-division team of freshman skipper Emily...
...action. Some teams, like the Colts, have posted pictures on training room walls that warn players about staph symptoms and how to avoid contracting or spreading it. For their part, the Browns note that the team has previously used a special anti-staph agent to disinfect the locker room, weight room and other places where players gather...
...Latifah, Hudson, and Keys, I nervously awaited group sing-a-longs (à la Beyoncé in “Dreamgirls”). Thankfully, the audience is never put through this torture. Nor does the movie rely too heavily on Fanning and Bettany, two experienced actors, to convey emotional weight. However, the familiarity of the content and the predictability of the outcome take away from the story’s impact. I got the feeling that I had seen the same characters in “The Color Purple” and “The Man in the Moon?...