Word: batted
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...Splashy entrances aside, the NFL is a bit late to the party: it's the third major American sport to bat its eyes at the British capital in the past month. An Oct. 10 NBA clash between the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves at London's O2 Arena (formerly known as the Millennium Dome) was the showcase match-up in a five-city, seven-game European tour. On Sept. 29 and 30, that newly rechristened venue also played host to a season-opening two-game series between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks of the NHL, a league whose...
...leader of another student group, who also requested to remain anonymous, referred to the fact that registering with HUPD and providing Beverage Authorization Teams (BAT), while always University policy, is now being actively enforced. “It now seems that neglecting to do so would not escape the administration’s notice and the consequences could be more severe,” the leader said...
...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) Web site, where all student-group events must technically be registered, reveals changes reflecting a stricter alcohol policy, including the automatic incorporation of a BAT Request Application for all events at which alcohol will be served. The site also advises the hiring of a police detail for “any function where alcohol is served with expected attendance of 100 or more guests...
...costs of hiring two BAT officers for a 4-hour-long event come out to $144. The cost of hiring a single officer for the same amount of time is an additional $182.16. Taken together, these precautions cost $326.16. While the Student Life and Activities office, headed by Dean Kidd, provides up to 16 hours of BAT service to House committees per semester, no similar offers are known to extend to other student organizations...
...winning the second set [against Columbia] shows a lot for a freshman.” All three freshmen are still adjusting to the collegiate level. “The freshmen are getting used to how intense the competition is in the first round, with better quality off the bat,” Fish said. But if their play is any indication, they are slowly gaining confidence and should prove to be a force for the Crimson throughout the season. The finalists and doubles champions of this tournament qualify for the 2007 ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor championships...