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Alfred E. Vellucci, the self-proclaimed champion of the the "disadvantaged and downtrodden" over the "oil money changers and real estate barons," goes to the polls in his 13th city council race tomorrow, an odds-on favorite to retain the council seat...
Although Army finished last spring's season ranked sixth nationally--seven notches above 13th place Harvard--and had already played four games this fall, the Crimson dominated the match, hustling to win ground balls and showing exceptional teamwork...
Junior Joanna Forman, the Crimson's top finisher, covered the 5000-meter (3.1 mile) course in 17:24, good for fifth place. Sophomore Kristin Linsley took ninth for Harvard in 18:19, and senior captain Karla Amble grabbed 13th...
...Radcliffe team lost its first two races of the Women's Team Racing Championships on October 13th to Tufts and URI. They fought back, however, winning their last four races to gain a tie for first place with Brown and URI. Kate Jennings, Meredith Stelling, and Rachel Lampert skippered the boats to victory while Lisa Glen, Liz Miller and Beth Latouf crewed...
...precisely defined the ingredients necessary for a society to generate innovation. Historian Barbara Tuchman notes that the 12th and 13th centuries enjoyed "one of civilization's great bursts of development," with the introduction of the compass, the spinning wheel and the windmill. Mid-19th century Europe and the U.S. enjoyed similar explosions. But why? Perhaps necessity is indeed the mother of invention, and the demands of the current energy and environmental crises may yet revive the spirit of the Yankee tinkerer...