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...accidental, characteristic comes into play: cuteness. Adorability certainly won't keep a lemur from getting eaten by its predator, the fossa, but it could get the species noticed by at least a few of the six and a half billion humans who relentlessly press their dominance on every corner of the natural world. Indeed, much of modern wildlife conservation has been built around the idea, pushed by the naturalist George Schaller, of promoting "charismatic megafauna" - awe-inspiring star animals, like the Siberian tiger or the African rhino, the species that draw crowds to zoos. The thinking is that by getting...
...Harvard student riding his bike hit a car on the corner of Mill and Plympton Streets shortly after 5:30 p.m. last night, denting the door and smashing the rear passenger-side window...
...Democrats struck a slightly more dignified tone. "There's a terrible crisis affecting the American economy. We have come together on a bill to alleviate the crisis," House Banking Committee chairman Barney Frank told reporters in a press conference around the corner. "And because somebody hurt [the Republicans'] feelings, they decide to punish the country. I mean, I would not have imputed that degree of pettiness and hypersensitivity...
...offensive end, putting two of its 12 shots past stalwart Crimson keeper Lauren Mann to secure a 2-0 victory in its Ivy opener. The Quakers looked strong in their first Ivy game as defending conference champions, out shooting Harvard 12-4 and tallying a staggering seven corners compared with just two for the Crimson. This has been an ongoing struggle for the Crimson—its strong defense cannot withstand the opponent’s ongoing barrage while the offense is failing to control in the attacking third. “We definitely have to work on the attacking...
...precarious at that position until some of the younger guys prove otherwise.”Anchoring that young secondary will be senior preseason All-American cornerback Andrew Berry, who Murphy calls “legitimately the best defensive back in America in our division.” The other corner, junior Derrick Barker, routinely came in against three- and four-receiver sets last season. But, as last Friday night’s game against Holy Cross showed, Barker has yet to prove himself in the one-on-one slot. Twice he was beaten, resulting once in a pass interference call...