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...horribly wrong that calls itself the Tigers’ frontcourt. Apparently one of the hazing rituals for guys over 6’7 on the Princeton basketball team involves growing your hair as long as possible and then turning the lights out in the locker room while your teammates attack your head with scissors...
...start, Harvard certainly showed no signs of being intimidated by BU’s ranking. Crimson freshman Alex Killorn opened the first period with a solid chance to score, and later two saves by Hoyle helped kill the first Terrier power play. Having neutralized its opponent’s attack, Harvard made the most of its own scoring opportunity 11 minutes into the frame, when a soft wrister through the five-hole from sophomore Michael Biega gave him his fourth goal of the season. The younger Biega took a pass from freshman Eric Kroshus in the left circle and maneuvered...
...keep being aggressive without giving him cheap points,” Felton said of his eventual 6-2, 6-3 win. “I was trying to attack his backhand—which was his weakest shot—and use that to open up the court...
...bride prices - which can include farm animals and soda as well as cash and beer. The Greenfield incident is the most high-profile U.S. court case ever to involve an indigenous Mexican marriage, and its resolution could set a precedent. Critics in Mexico have jumped at the chance to attack a practice they see as abusive to human rights. Defenders have warned against bashing Indian customs and called for understanding "cultural relativism" - a concept that sparks passionate pleas from anthropologists and searing scorn from conservatives...
...opposed by many who see indigenous traditions as a virtue of Mexico's cultural diversity. Demonizing arranged marriages is the latest portrayal of Indians as savages that has continued during five centuries since the Spanish conquest, says Ximena Avellaneda of the Rosario Castellanos Women House. "Why do Americans attack an arranged marriage between Triquis and say nothing about million-dollar marriage contracts between Hollywood stars?" she says. "Relationships between teenagers are also common in many communities, not just among indigenous people...