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...works for McG’s (“Charlie’s Angels”) latest film, “We are Marshall.” Though its basic premise follows that of most inspirational sports movies—an individual or team that overcomes adversity??“We are Marshall” stands out because of its particularly heartbreaking plot...

Author: By Jessica X.Y. Rothenberg, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: MOVIE REVIEW: We Are Marshall | 12/14/2006 | See Source »

Harvard coach Frank Sullivan called it “just a discouraging weekend, and a discouraging follow-up to a difficult game [on Friday against Brown]. Yale bounced back from their adversity??—a Friday night road loss at Dartmouth—”a little bit better than...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Heated Rivalry Provides No Spark | 2/20/2006 | See Source »

...president’s Aug. 6 intelligence briefing, which includes a warning about “patterns of suspicious activity consistent with preparations for hijackings.…” The AP English definition of tragedy—something that begins in prosperity and ends in adversity??will come in handy when readers are deciding whether to laugh...

Author: By Peter P.M. Buttigieg, | Title: Parts of Speech | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...against considerable institutional adversity??a low priority for men’s hockey with respect to basketball, football and lacrosse; lack of two full-time assistant coaches; and a stingy admissions department—he finished with a four-year record...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ON HOCKEY: Meehan Big Advantage for Brown; Princeton Fires Quesnelle | 3/12/2004 | See Source »

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