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...Sunday afternoon from Chicago on a jumbo jet from the Air Force's presidential fleet. (He was choked up leaving his old house!) He moved into a hotel with his family. (The Hay-Adams, where Mark Twain drank!) His daughters were shuttled off to a new school. (Tuition is almost $30,000 a year - but the hot lunches are free...
...Bobcats’ late offensive explosion, as Quinnipiac fired 14 shots and scored three goals in the final period. The loss to the Bobcats marked the ninth game in a row without a victory for the Crimson. “We started off really slow last year with almost the same record, but we came together as a team,” Biega said. “We’re taking the appropriate steps forward to make us a winning team again.” —Staff writer Lucy D. Chen can be reached at lucychen@fas.harvard.edu...
...never going to bank on those excuses—they’re great opportunities for other kids to step up.” The loss also breaks Harvard’s 27-game unbeaten streak at Bright. The team’s last defeat at home came almost two years ago, a 2-1 loss to St. Lawrence on Jan. 26, 2007. “You’ve got to be resilient, and I liked our effort tonight,” Stone said. “There were so many good things that happened, and they made more...
...foul trouble—he ended up fouling out with four minutes left in the game—but the Crimson shot well enough without him. The team’s 78-percent mark from downtown in the second half was a key factor in the surge that almost saw a Harvard victory. The Crimson’s foul trouble led to more than just Boehm sitting out much of the second half. The Owls were granted six free throws in the last 30 seconds of the contest, and by connecting on five of them, they were able to outscore...
...Almost 24 hours into Israel's ground offensive in Gaza, Israeli military officials say they are ahead of schedule in achieving such objectives as securing positions on the clear ground around the main urban areas, especially Gaza City, in the north of the Gaza Strip. At the same time, they are receiving an early taste of the guerrilla tactics, including kidnapping attempts, that Israeli soldiers most fear...