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...kind of been a trend since I’ve been here,” said O’Connor about the number of sidelined grapplers. “We just don’t have the depth that other schools have. We need a little more backing??by which I mean admissions backing??to be a competitive program in the dual season...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield | Title: Co-Captains Shine in Lopsided Losses | 2/22/2010 | See Source »

...Some political pundits predicted a divide within the Democratic Party, in which Clinton supporters would defect in droves to support Republican nominee John McCain. Initially, this theory seemed to have backing??in a March Gallup poll, 28 percent of Clinton supporters had said they would vote for McCain in a McCain-Obama matchup...

Author: By Aditi Balakrishna and Arianna Markel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Students Formerly for Clinton Flock to Obama | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

...freshman dormitories, which would allow upperclassmen equal access to the buildings. The bill argues that universal access would improve safety by allowing all students to enter Yard buildings when in danger. It also argues that universal access for undergraduates would reduce the prevalence of “piggy-backing??—that is, holding doors open to allow individuals to enter without swiping. UC member Randall S. Sarafa ’09 said allowing upperclassmen to enter freshman dorms would also create a closer campus community. By not allowing older students to enter first-year dorms, Sarafa...

Author: By Rachel L. Pollack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: UC Endorses Delay in Concentration Choice | 4/4/2006 | See Source »

...Glazer ’06 and Clay T. Capp ’06 were trying to extend the class of 2009 a warm welcome when they went door-to-door introducing themselves last week. But some members of the class of 2009, fresh off their “piggy-backing?? lecture (when your prefects tell you not to let strangers in behind you), weren’t so sure...

Author: By Alyssa N. Wolff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Glazer/Capp Storm Yard, Freak Frosh | 9/29/2005 | See Source »

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