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...this would be the end of the Crimson offense in the third period, as the Quakers went on to score five unanswered goals to give Penn a 9-7 lead going into the final period. Senior Todd Minerly tallied two of these goals and notched an assist on another...
Sophmore Doug Logigian had four goals and an assist while sophomore Matt Primm and freshman Brian Weeks rounded out the list of multiple-point scorers with two goals apiece...
Likewise, when Botterill converted an Angie Francisco feed into a short-handed tally in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Dartmouth, Shewchuk deserved the real assist. Botterill's goal marked an NCAA record 79th consecutive time that she has managed at least one point in a game, and in many games it's been Shewchuk's ability to convert Botterill's passes into goals that has made this record possible...
This sort of reasoning amounts to nothing more than calculated naivete. To imply that companies and individuals would donate hundreds of millions of dollars to political parties solely to assist those parties in executing "get-the-vote-out" programs and grassroots efforts falls somewhere along the spectrum that runs from dubious to ludicrous. There can be no question that those donors who contribute large amounts of soft money have the expectation--stated or implied--that they will receive some sort of "legislative return" for their financial support...
...conceal their interest from their current employers and to avoid the embarrassment of not being chosen. But these concerns do not outweigh the University's need for substantive debate among students, faculty, staff and alumni. A public discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate could only assist the search committee in its decision...