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...went into this with low expectations,” said Lu, “but I’m happy with the way things turned out.” He said that the similiarites he and his date discovered, along with the inclement weather, made the date interesting...
...cancel. Nevertheless, on Monday morning, Harvard students trekked through the snow to class. Blizzards may have granted Harvard students a chance to sled on dining hall trays or to construct giant snow phalluses, but hardly ever will a snowstorm relieve undergraduates from classes. The official FAS “inclement weather” policy states that since most of Harvard’s student body and faculty live in close proximity to the college, the school “rarely declares a University-wide weather emergency.” When there is bad weather, “all staff...
...dominant women’s team,” Dolbec said. “This weekend was more about qualifying for the women’s Atlantic Coast Championship, but it was definitely a disappointment to lose to Yale.” Harvard also braved inclement weather to participate in the Hoyt Trophy held in Providence over the weekend, finishing seventh out of 18 competing teams. Racing was made difficult by the combination of cold, damp air and periods of heavy rain that increased the strength of the currents. “Normally there’s not that much...
...said, alluding to the publicity for last year’s Havana on the Harbor cruise. Only 50 students bought tickets to the cruise, which had a published capacity of 375. The Springfest Afterparty was a flop too; only 150 guests attended the event, which was marred by inclement weather. This event cost the UC $16,000. Instead, Petrich said, the CLC “needs people to promote parties who are as excited as possible, and it needs to make more of an effort than e-mails and posters.” This suggestion brought up another issue tackled...
...airlines need to take a step back and size up the situation. While it’s impossible to eradicate all risk, every possible step must be taken to minimize it, even at higher costs. Excepting the Peru crash that was the result of inclement weather, the other three major accidents are thought to have technical causes. The Greek jet, it is said, suffered a sudden loss in cabin pressure that could have resulted from failures in the air conditioning system. The Venezuelan twin-engine failure could have been either because of fuel contamination or maintenance malfunction...