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...shock heard around the world.Joey Cheek—Olympic medalist, Good Samaritan, and all-around good guy—how did he not get into Harvard?Cheek was heartbroken. Alumni were disappointed. And as the 2006 Winter Games in Turin came to a close with the speedskater bearing the United States flag, even NBC announcer Bob Costas tossed in his two cents, staring into the camera and calling for Harvard Dean of Admissions William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 to review Cheek’s application.Moreover, rumor has it that following his rejection, Cheek is now being courted...
...significant number” of students, UHS Director Dr. David Rosenthal ’59 wrote in an e-mail. Towards the end of last week, UHS saw between seven and ten cases a day—as many as normally expected for one week during the winter, Rosenthal wrote. Health professionals said they could not explain why this winter has seen a large incidence of flu or flu-like diseases. The College had experienced another bout of stomach infection—gastroenteritis—earlier this year, when around 15 students in Cabot House contracted a 24-hour virus...
...abrasive, stuttering, constantly moving camera-work for “Heart in a Cage,” the second single from the band’s third album, “First Impressions of Earth,” places the band in the midst of a cold New York winter. Conjuring up the claustrophobia and bleakness of Manhattan is a new direction for a band whose earlier videos and songs celebrated the grime and buzz of the city’s nightlife. In “Heart in a Cage,” leather-jacketed singer Julian Casablancas rolls...
...sense of Canada's highs and lows at these 20th Winter Olympics, ponder a seven-hour span last Wednesday. Most Canadians awoke to news that cross-country skier Chandra Crawford of Canmore, Alta., had pocketed gold in the 1.1-km sprint, a bit of an improvement on her 46th-place finish at the 2005 world championship. Then Winnipeg's Cindy Klassen and Ottawa's Kristina Groves netted gold and silver, respectively, in speedskating. That made Klassen the first Canadian to win four medals at a single Olympics (she would add a fifth on Saturday). Three hours later, Canada survived...
...will be evaluated to determine what was done right and what needs to change to meet the target of 35 medals and the No. 1 ranking at Vancouver-Whistler. "Own the Podium is a business plan. It's only been in place for 14 months," says Read. "All the winter sports have said, 'Let's roll up the sleeves and get going.'" Thirty-five total medals, from 24? Fourth to first in skiing in four years? It's doable, but now there's the added pressure of having put it on the table at home, like those rocks from Italy...