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Last March, members of the Harvard women’s basketball team took advantage of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four location in Boston and attended the national title game between Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) powerhouses Maryland and Duke. The matchup delivered on its promise of championship excitement, as the two teams battled into overtime and the Terrapins eventually emerged with a 78-75 victory...
...seems more than a tad hypocritical to force state agencies to tighten their belts while the governor splurges on leather seats and drapes. Most troubling, however, has been Patrick’s now-notorious decision to call Citigroup executive Robert E. Rubin ’60 on behalf of ACC Capital Holding, a struggling mortgage company of which Patrick is a former director. After a public outcry, Patrick apologized for the call, during which he asked Rubin to support ACC’s request for an infusion of Citigroup cash. It is, however, deeply unsettling that Patrick thought such...
...conference slate.And after the Crimson’s statement win on Dec. 28, I doubt BC head coach Cathy Inglese will be asking Delaney-Smith for a rematch in the near future. The loss for BC could become as big as the win was for Harvard. BC shares the ACC label with powerhouses Maryland, North Carolina, and Duke, and a home loss to Harvard could leave the NCAA selection committee in doubt if the Eagles are on the bubble come tournament time.But for Harvard, a reeling team in need of confidence, the post-Christmas shocker in Chestnut Hill could right...
...common complaint from the Michigan faithful is that thanks to the lack of uniformity among how conferences determine their winners, the Wolverines were shafted. After all, the SEC, the Big 12 and the ACC have two divisions with two winners, which meet at season’s end to decide who has a chance to play in a coveted BCS bowl game...
...American Chemistry Council (ACC), which represents manufacturers such as ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical, says the crackdowns on toys are not justified by the science. "The E.U. aims to ban products that show adverse effect at very high doses in rats," says the ACC's Marian Stanley. "Many essential products are made from starting materials that can be quite toxic at high doses. This does not mean that the final consumer products are toxic." As for recent phthalate studies on humans, she says, they are either preliminary or "overhyped." Meanwhile, toy companies are relying on a 2001 review by a Consumer...