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...arms outward in celebration, gliding the length of the field before piling atop senior punter Mike King while the two were themselves swallowed in a pile of Crimson jerseys. Not a bad outcome for a player whose position usually draws attention only when the kick doesn’t split the uprights...
...Harvard Planning and Allston Initiative, which currently coordinates University-wide planning, will be split in two. The Allston Initiative will be folded into the as-yet-unnamed new group led by Gordon, while Harvard Planning will deal with other University planning issues...
Blocking groups are also problematic because of their inherent exclusivity. Beyond keeping upperclassmen from getting the most out of their House communities, they can be extremely dangerous to their own members over time, as they ostracize individual members, split in two, or disintegrate all together. How can any upperclassman expect to find his or her place in a House once the group on whom he or she has relied for companionship and friendship disappears? Considering how potentially devastating the insularity of blocking groups can be, it really is a marvel that this veritable make-work project for Harvards thinly stretched...
...promised to be interesting at the very least. With the liberal elite split in two, a proscenium stage set for soundbite questioning from serious senators, the confirmation hearings for John G. Roberts ’76 as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court promised to be an entertaining piece of political theater. Unfortunately, the lead is not performing. Not only are many questions going unanswered, but Roberts’ appropriate silence on his decisions for future cases is making the side characters—the senators—look...
...exactly this ambiguity, however, that has split many adamant conservatives and liberals. The editorial pages of the New York Times and the Washington Post, both bastions of the liberal elite, were noticeably divergent, with the former advocating senators to vote against Roberts and the latter calling for a large bipartisan confirmation. Likewise, some conservatives are reluctant to endorse a nominee that has said his decisions will largely follow judicial precedent, leaving conservative sores like Roe vs. Wade intact...