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Here at Harvard, we tend to complain about how difficult it is to use the limited funding available to stage high-impact bonding events with widespread student appeal. In spite of differences of opinion about the Undergraduate Council referendum, everyone seems to have the same goal in mind even while disagreeing about how to fulfill it--we need more high quality activities that draw students together. My modest proposal is a little different: instead of fighting over how to create more, let's promote the terrific and woefully under attended events that already take place. My current favorite example...
...much power could be Chubais' undoing: Yeltsin does not like aides who can build an independent base. Some political observers argue that Chubais' unpopularity makes him more attractive to Yeltsin. Others suspect that in spite of the public's distaste, the chief of staff has concealed designs on the presidency. Yeltsin's re-election may have led Chubais to believe that with the right campaign team and lots of money, anyone could win. What Chubais needs, however, is something few Yeltsin associates so far have had: time. A few more years near the center of power, and the people might...
...Hell did you think you were coming to see?" But this misunderstanding, or missed expectation, epitomizes the contradiction that existed between the venue and the band on Sunday night, and also the reason why it became more awkward and discomfiting to experience Red House Painters live, in spite of their bravura performances, than in the cold comforts of a twin (a TWIN!? for God's sake) bed with a shamefully broad amount of space...
...real action was on the rain-soaked carpet, where the Crimson, in spite of the elements, managed to play a stylish game of soccer that really made the opponents look like the Bad News Bears...
...spite of its youth, Harvard surprised many critics this season with its 15-8 record, but there is another story...