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With most of the world focusing on the Danish cartoon controversy, the upset victory by Hamas, and Iran’s defiant pursuit of nuclear weapons, North Korea’s celebration of the 64th birthday of its “Dear Leader,” Kim Jong Il, last week went largely unnoticed. But although many think that the North Korea crisis has passed because all six parties announced last September that they had reached a preliminary agreement, the nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula is far from settled. No progress has been made in carrying out the agreement...
...Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department lit an evergreen tree decorated with lights and ornaments. And while this was the 64th time city officials have lit a tree, it was the first time ever that the evergreen in question was described as a “holiday tree” rather than a Christmas tree. The name change was done ostensibly to secularize the tree and have it appeal to Boston residents of all faiths. The actual result, however, was to illustrate how much politicians pander to political correctness. As mentioned previously, the lighting...
...ninth in the team standings, 184 points behind winner Boston College. On the men’s side, junior Sean Barrett led the charge in 31:29.7, landing at 45th overall. Sophomore Brian Holmquest was next for Harvard, placing 55th in 31:45.1, and fellow sophomore Ryan Hafer was 64th with a time of 31:53.6. The other scorers for the Crimson were junior Peter Mullen, 71st after finishing in 31:58.8, and senior James Kelley, 87th with a race of 32:32.0. Harvard’s eighth-place finish was a distant 289 points behind a dominant Iona team...
...month brought new hope for the Harvard men’s soccer team, which had gone winless in October. On the day after Halloween, however, the team got a trick instead of a treat. Holy Cross scored in the 64th minute to break a 1-1 dealock and hung on for a 2-1 win over the Crimson (4-8-2, 0-4-1 Ivy League) at Ohiri Field yesterday afternoon. For Harvard, the defeat extended its non-winning streak to eight games, including seven losses during that stretch. It was also the first loss the Crimson seniors have suffered...
...teams, behind only Boston University, Williams, and Brown. Sophomore Sarah Bourne was second across the line for Harvard, placing 33rd in 18:49. Closing out the Crimson’s top five were sophomore Lauren Walker, finishing 60th in a time of 19:16, sophomore Eliza Gardiner crossing 64th in 19:17, and freshman Jessica Bryant in 72nd place with a time of 19:26. The women’s junior varsity team finished second to Brown and the men’s team finished 13th overall. —ANDREW R. MOORE