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...Shelby Stand scored with twenty-seven seconds left in regulation to send the game into an extra session, then added the game-winner 2:43 into overtime to stun the Crimson (3-10-1, 2-3-0 Ivy) with a 2-1 loss in a cold, rainy affair yesterday at Ohiri Field. “This wasn’t an Ivy game, but we need to compete with every team we step on the field with,” junior co-captain Megan Merritt said. “Our demeanor on the field was not good from the start...
...Wrigley Field, when I walk up the tunnel, a veritable concrete time warp, and take my seat among hundreds—thousands—of chattering college-age kids, I’m reminded of America’s honest, ageless love affair with the game...
...Knowles on the case is that he has taken “appropriate action.” Many have taken Knowles to task for the lack of transparency in handling this case. While we do not share the view that Knowles has an obligation to air the Shleifer affair publicly, we are concerned that Knowles did not adequately consult the Committee on Professional Conduct (CPC), which traditionally oversees matters such as these. We do not find transparency to be an end in and of itself. When transparent measures work in the service of making a fair decision, they are justified...
...nauseating scandal yet to emerge from a decade of disgraces in Washington. It is the perfect Kennedian nightmare: eager teenagers make the pilgrimage to Washington to learn about government, but instead get hit on by the chairman of the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus.The whole affair poignantly highlights how far removed the IOP’s founding gospel is from political life in the 21st century. It’s not as though the IOP fails to recognize this: Its director, former New Hampshire Gov. Jeanne Shaheen, often remarks upon how difficult...
...religion is rarely practiced in isolation; organized religion, at least, is a very public affair. The faithful may feel compelled by their religion to actively evangelize wherever they can. They may feel that a secular state promotes values that directly offend their beliefs. They may want the larger society to validate and reinforce their views...