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...attack by Iraq-based Kurdish rebels killed 17 Turkish soldiers and reignited the long-simmering feud between the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Turkish government. The nation retaliated with air strikes against PKK targets, and on Oct. 8 Turkey's parliament voted for a one-year extension of its mandate to launch cross-border military operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq...
...Harlem, the black tees sold in sizes up to 5XL, with Barack Obama's head slightly out of proportion. I bought mine on Lenox and 125th--a mustard number with Martin Luther King Jr. and Obama juxtaposed underneath the words ALPHA and OMEGA. That's when I smelled the air and understood that Obama was running not simply to be President but also to be the next head chiseled on the face of the imaginary black Mount Rushmore. That's when I knew, for the first time in my life, that it would be a good year to be black...
...air grows crisp and the leaves crunch underfoot, the true sign of the new season is upon us—the return of Ivy League football to Harvard Stadium. Following a pair of road games, the Crimson (2-1, 0-1 Ivy) hopes to make the most of its return home as it faces undefeated Cornell (3-0, 1-0 Ivy) at noon tomorrow...
...takeaways will most likely come the Crimson’s way in the form of interceptions, as the Big Red comes to Cambridge averaging two turnovers a game through the air, a statistic Harvard’s standout corners, senior Andrew Berry and freshman Matthew Hanson—last week’s Ivy League Rookie of the Week—are sure to appreciate. The brunt of the Cornell ground game is made up of junior Randy Barbour and senior Luke Siwula, who combine to form Cornell’s own version of “thunder and lightning...
...five weeks with a sprained ankle, and junior Mike Cook and sophomore Marco Iannuzzi are out for the season. This leaves Harvard with a pair of inexperienced wideouts—sophomore Levi Richards and freshman Adam Chrissis—and senior Alex Breaux to solidify the Crimson air attack. As for the ground game, team rushing leader sophomore Gino Gordon, along with Ho, will find worthy opposition in a Cornell defense ranked second in the nation in rush defense, surrendering just 37 yards per game...