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When describing Xinjiang, silk road clichés never grow old. China's westernmost region is a vast territory of deserts and mountains, where peaks of black sand descend toward ancient oasis towns. In many of its cities, men still haggle over livestock in dusty markets and purchase blades from blacksmiths whose families have stayed in the craft for centuries. The faces of its Uighur inhabitants, a Turkic Muslim ethnic group, tell of Xinjiang's history as a crossroads for caravans and civilizations: an astonishing array of gray, hazel and blue eyes, fringed by brown or black or even blond...
...coming off three-consecutive non-conference losses to Michigan (6-9), No. 10 Massachusetts (9-4), and Boston University (9-8)—but managed to keep each game within a two goal deficit. Harvard finally turned it around, escaping with a 1-0 victory to even its Ancient Eight record...
With clear—albeit cold—skies, the Crimson was able to assert its dominance over four fellow Ivy League squads and five other teams from schools located throughout the Northeast, as the two-time defending Ancient Eight champions took home the team title...
Columbia finished three strokes back, as Ancient Eight squads took four of the top-five team places after the two days and 36 holes of competition...
Despite the ancient origin of the story, the actors insist that its message is highly relevant for college students. “I think it’s a really nuanced investigation of freedom and the responsibility that freedom brings, and the decision to accept responsibility and come into full consciousness,” says Madeleine A. Bennett ’11, who plays one of the Furies. “It’s not just an affirmation of freedom, but a critical look at what it implies and whether it’s worth taking...