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...have our five or six [wrestlers] that can go against anybody, but we’ll need younger guys to step into holes and believe in themselves,” Weiss said. “Our studs will carry us a certain way, but like when we won [the Ivy title] in ’01, it’s the unsung heroes who need to come through...
...fragments of forks and other food-related items evidenced a time when Harvard life was divided sharply by socio-economic class. As a rarity in 17th century America, the pronged utensil was used to convey family wealth and extravagance. Other items showed the abandoned Harvard custom wherein younger students served upperclassmen their meals on a twice-daily basis. The exhibit’s final theme, “Rule (Breaking) and Religion,” established unapproved behavior as a long-standing temptation for Harvard undergraduates. Gold buttons and pewter jewelry, dug from the dirt between Matthews and Grays, showed...
...last decade or so, Americans’ faith in the electoral exercises had eroded and their attendance at the polls dwindled, especially among the younger generations uninspired by the civil superstitions of their fathers. Political apathy had so afflicted the nation that, leading up to the 2004 election, many commentators speculated, in apocalyptic tones, that depressed voter-turnout and a dying faith in democracy would become permanent features of our commonwealth...
...against Penn and Princeton on Friday and Saturday, falling 3-2 both times. Though the Crimson (9-15, 4-8 Ivy) produced flashes of brilliance at times and executed well on offense, the Quakers (11-11, 7-3) and Tigers (16-3, 10-1) proved too much for a younger Harvard team. “We played point-for-point [with Penn and Princeton] a lot of times,” Crimson coach Jennifer Weiss said. “We really had them on the ropes. Friday night, it was a matter of a couple of blocks, and with Princeton...
...will go to someone else: On the day after Obama's Nov. 4 victory, Powell told reporters that he has not been asked nor does he plan to return to government service, preferring to instead leave the new Cabinet open to a younger generation...