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...second stanza saw the two clubs trade goals although it was amazing the teams found time to score amidst the penalities, eight in all. UMass tallied first when they took advantage of a power play at 9:38 to extend their lead...
Sarah Mleczko's victory over Becky Chase of Williams resembled the Coop during the first week of classes--plenty of hard-charging, unorthodox action and frequent collisions. Mleczko hustled and dove amidst the oft-tossed racquet of Chase to win 10-15, 16-15, 16-15, 15-17, to notch the other Crimson decision...
Throughout the past weeks, the media has been preparing for their yearly climax amidst the hubbub surrounding football's biggest game. At times it seems all this concern for production is overshadowing the true purpose of the day: football...
...Amidst the ringing praise for his wisdom and charm, darker moments in the complex relationship between the European-born U.S. Secretary and the Continent's leaders were mostly forgotten. The much-vaunted Year of Europe that Kissinger had advocated in 1973, without prior consultation, had outraged the allies. In the oil crisis and embargo of the same year, Kissinger privately described the Europeans as "craven" for failing to stand up to the oil producers. He exacerbated troubled U.S. relations with Greece and Turkey during the Cyprus invasion of 1974. Yet, as the Europeans well-and gratefully-realized...
...defense department, later as opposition spokesman on Rhodesia and most recently at the U.N., where he got into a widely publicized conflict last year with his former American colleague Daniel Moynihan. Shocked by Moynihan's attacks on the Third World, Richard likened him to "Lear raging amidst the storm on the blasted heath" and "Savonarola in the role of an avenging angel preaching retribution and revenge." Says Richard amiably but unrepentantly: "I disagreed with him on how one should treat the U.N.-whether it is a serious body in which one could have a sensible dialogue with the Third...