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Upending predictions that Sri Lanka's first election since the end of its civil war would be a close fight, President Mahinda Rajapaksa easily beat his challenger, retired army commander General Sarath Fonseka, a former ally in the military victory over the separatist Tamil Tigers. The results of the largely peaceful election, announced Jan. 27, showed the President leading with 58% of the vote. Fonseka immediately rejected the results, alleging vote rigging, and claimed his life was under threat from the government...
Many student groups at Harvard are American almost by nature. It is easy to see, for instance, why most foreign students choose to join the Harvard International Relations Council over the College Democrats or Republicans. At first glance, The Crimson does not fit neatly into either camp. Its primary beat is the Harvard campus itself, something that surely ought to interest all Harvard students equally. Moreover, the journalistic skills acquired while working on The Crimson are applicable to print media in any country...
...power play deflected off a Crimson defenseman and past Carroll. Tom Dignard’s high slapshot on a two-man advantage then extended the Eli lead. For Yale’s fifth goal, Broc Little put the game out of reach with an individual effort where he beat a Crimson blueliner down the ice and lofted a shot over the shoulder pad of Carroll...
...team beat out 11 other competitors at Harvard by consuming one burrito apiece at lightning speed—an average of 52 seconds per person...
...pretty exciting,” Saretsky said. “When the gun went off it seemed pretty clear it was going to be between us and BC. We had a two-point lead, but if they beat us we would lose by two. I was really proud of the girls for the way they competed and how they pulled out that victory to ensure the team...