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This May, Barack Obama will deliver his first commencement address as president. He will not journey to West Point, as Bill Clinton did for his first such oration, to prove his patriotic gratitude for the men in uniform. Nor will he return, a devoted and loyal son, to one of his almae matres, either in the Ivy League or Occidental College. He will not even patronize with his presence an institution run by the states that his federal budget will bloat with generous stimulus disbursements...
...summit this week. To the south of the ExCel conference center, where the meeting will take place, lie the vast Royal Victoria docks, built on marshland in 1855 to accommodate the biggest ships of the day and boost the city's capacity for maritime trade. Look to the west, and you can't miss the towers of Canary Wharf, totems to London's more recent role as a global financial capital...
...course, not all presidential trips abroad are known for altering the course of world politics. John F. Kennedy's 1963 trip to Berlin was notable for the speech expressing support for a free West Germany, but infamous because of the four words he used to drive the point home: "Ich bin ein Berliner," which can be interpreted to literally mean "I am a jelly-filled doughnut." Some reports say the statement wasn't mocked in Berlin at the time, but this hardly matters. In popular memory, Kennedy committed an embarrassing gaffe, something presidents try hard not to do while abroad...
Entering its only west coast trip of the season with a record two games under .500, the women’s tennis team knew that the voyage to California could set the team in the right direction heading into league play next weekend.“We got solid preparation for Ivy season, which is vital to our success this year,” Harvard coach Traci Green said.The Crimson came through when it counted, winning three of its four matches on the trip and leveling its overall record to 7-7, marking the first time the team has reached...
...surfboard, to lying on a golden beach, soaking up the sun—could there be anything better than this?In the case of the Crimson men’s tennis team, yes—it is likely that Harvard would gladly trade the various charms of the West Coast for a return to full strength and winning ways, culminating in back-to-back Ivy League championships.With the start of the Ancient Eight fixtures only a week away, No. 68 Harvard (8-7) landed in the Golden State for its annual spring break tour. Four outdoor games and eight days...