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...from the collapsing World Trade Center—was selected by the four members of the Student Class Day Committee to address the graduates, alumni, and family members on hand. Adding to the sunny disposition of the warm June day, he challenged his audience to use their positions to effect positive change throughout society.“You’re ready to go out into the world,” he said, “not just to be successful in your chosen fields, but to be leaders in business and in your communities,” he said...
...calendar configuration, which will go into effect in the 2009-2010 academic year, was approved yesterday by Harvard’s top governing board, the Harvard Corporation, following Bok’s recommendation. It will be modeled on a proposal—initially advanced by a committee chaired by Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba ’53—to begin classes shortly after Labor Day, to move fall exams before winter break, and to end the academic year...
...preseason because we want to show that we are a different team and we have made changes.”When the Crimson went 2-11 in nonconference play, it seemed as if nothing had changed from last year. The experience that was supposedly gained seemed to have no effect on the Crimson.The women struggled through nonconference play, dropping its first six games of the season.“They were a very young team, very new to each other,” coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “We have a lot of sophomores, and several didn?...
...perennial powerhouses in one fell swoop.Instead, Harvard suffered its most heartbreaking defeat of the season, a double-overtime 74-68 loss to the Tigers that sent the Crimson spiraling downward into a five-game skid.The following night a tired squad lost by 14 to the Quakers, in effect ending its chances at the elusive Ivy championship.But the biggest story of the season occurred much earlier. Center Brian Cusworth entered the 2006-07 season with just one semester left of collegiate eligibility. Faced with the option of sitting out the Crimson’s first 18 games or the final...
...five states - Texas, California, New Jersey, Michigan and Utah - thanks in great part to Kahan's lobbying efforts. In 2001, Kahan also successfully pressured eBay.com to drop "murderabilia" listings. But since much of the selling happens on websites operated beyond the five states, the legislation has had limited effect on Internet sales...