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...question throughout the election has been whether polls overstate the support of black candidates. Fortunately for the Obama campaign, a new Harvard study finds that the senator may not have much to worry about. In November 1982, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, a black Democrat, was running ahead in the polls for governor of California and was feeling confident going into election day. Pre-election polling showed that he had a significant lead over his Republican opponent, and exit-polling conducted on the day of the election predicted that Bradley would emerge victorious. But when all of the ballots were...
...corner and sent a pass directly to freshman midfielder Carly Dickson who fired a shot on net. Dartmouth goaltender Meagan Vakiener, however, was up to the challenge, kicking Dickson’s shot away. Vakiener’s save ignited a counterattack, as the Big Green pushed the ball ahead into Harvard territory. Dartmouth midfielder Rebecca Sobel managed to fire a shot, but the ball hit the post, and the Crimson survived the scare. Harvard’s next scoring threat came late in the second half, minutes after Dodds’ penalty stroke, when the Crimson...
...ties and two lead changes. With Harvard leading, junior Chelsea Ono Horn maintained the Crimson’s service game, sending out two straight aces to start a 6-0 rally that gave Harvard the 25-18 win. The Crimson kept the momentum going in the third, quickly pulling ahead 12-4 and forcing Brown to use a timeout. The timeout gave new life to the Bears, allowing them to even the score at 16-16. Harvard boosted its offensive efforts in the final nine points to hold onto the shutout, taking the final frame 25-21. YALE 3, HARVARD...
...killing penalties,” Donato said. “He saw a lot of ice time tonight, and I thought he handled that well.”Sophomore Pier-Olivier Michaud also established a strong presence on the ice with his first-period goal to put Harvard ahead 1-0 with 7:52 left in the first period. Michaud stuffed the puck in from just outside the crease following a scrum in front of the Dartmouth net.Though the Big Green managed to crash the net in the first two periods and create chaos in front of Hoyle on rebounds...
...into the lower corner. Sheeleigh and Baskind are tied for the team lead with six goals each. They both rank in the top 10 in the Ivy League in points and goals. For the rest of the game and the two overtime periods, neither team could muster the go-ahead goal. “We were just off a bit on our final ball and our services in the box,” Leone said. “We just weren’t on the money. It happens.” The Crimson earned six corners...