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...according to some studies. That's in contrast to the 40% to 60% heritability of most other personality traits, like agreeableness and conscientiousness. Science suggests that the greater part of an optimistic outlook can be acquired with the right instruction - a theory borne out in a study of college freshmen by Seligman. Pessimistic students who took a 12-week optimism-training course devised by Seligman - which included exercises like writing a letter of gratitude then reading it aloud to someone - were less likely to visit the student health center for illnesses during the next four years than their similarly pessimistic...
...team just took [Sonoma State’s] punch from the first half,” Farrar said. “Then [the girls] dug in and went right back at them.” Five different players tallied points for the Crimson on Sunday. Freshmen Monica Zdrojewski and Shannon Purcell recorded two goals apiece. Junior Kristina Bergquist and freshman Devan Kennifer added scores of their own. And, with 1:32 remaining in the game, freshman Lizzie Abbott netted the crucial goal to put the Crimson ahead of the Seawolves. NO. 1 STANFORD 20, HARVARD 2 Harvard fell...
...women’s unit was led by freshmen Noam Mills and Caroline Vloka, both of whom finished second overall in their respective events. Vloka, the No. 2 seed in the women’s sabre, posted a 20-3 record and amassed 105 touches in the preliminary rounds, but lost 15-4 in the final...
...Those guys have a lot of potential as we’re starting to see,” Harvard coach John Tillman said of the two freshmen. “We need it right now. We’re hoping that some of these young guys can help us win key games, and those two guys stepped...
...Some freshmen sought to avoid the fracas by moving several hundred yards downstream, but were confronted by a different contingent of officers...