Word: assistive
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...situation for refugees is desperate. Aid agencies that remain in the area now assist more than 3 million people--half of Darfur's population--but their work is limited by the continued fighting. The World Food Program said last week that it has received only one-third of the $746 million it needs to fight malnutrition in Darfur. It plans to halve the amount of food it distributes. Jan Egeland, the U.N.'s top humanitarian-aid official, says that because of the violence and shortfall in funds, the U.N. may have to halt some relief operations within weeks...
...Against a team like that you can’t make mistakes against them and expect them not to score. We put ourselves in a hole pretty early.” Junior Evan Calvert finally put Harvard on the board with 5:03 left in the period on an assist by junior Greg Cohen, but the Pride responded with three unanswered goals in the second quarter to lead 6-1. Cohen scored twice—unassisted on both—in the second for a total of three points on the day, but five goals from Hofstra sent the game...
...game. “We made T-shirts for the seniors before the game,” freshman Kaitlin Martin said. Once the ceremonies were complete and the game began, Cornell jumped out to an early lead. Only 26 seconds into the period, sophomore Charlotte Schmidlapp scored off an assist from fellow sophomore Caroline Simmons. Martin evened up the game at one apiece, but the Big Red assembled one of many rallies to pull away from Harvard. The Cornell defense stifled the Harvard offense, allowing only 26 shots in the entire game while firing...
...constant contact and assist each other whenever necessary," Catalano wrote in an e-mail. "Additionally, there is a good flow of information due to great lines of communication between the two departments...
...They didn’t give up.” The missed attempt allowed Harvard to escape with the road win, bringing the team closer to .500 in Ivy competition. Sophomore Natalie Curtis provided four goals while freshmen Sarah Bancroft and Kaitlin Martin added three scores and one assist apiece. Junior Kate Lombard and sophomore Marisa Marcellino each posted a hat trick for the Lions. Senior Allie Kaveney and junior Margaret Yellott posted one assist each on Harvard goals. Each had two ground balls, while Kaveney added three draw controls and Yellott had three caused turnovers. Senior Bridget Driscoll...