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...semi-final matches featured senior co-caption Tal Ben-Shachar, who is number one on the team, versus sophomore teammate Rishaad Bilimoria, who competes at number four for the Crimson. In the other semi-final matchup, sophomore Daniel Ezra, the second-seeded player on the team, defeated sophomore team member Joel Kirsch, who is seeded third on the team...
Both Ezra's and Ben-Shachar's play held true to team standings, and each defeated his teammate 3-0. Therefore, they met in the finals where Ben-Shachar, who is a Crimson editor, secured a 3-0 victory...
Despite this domination of the field by the Crimson, the most notable win was, according to Ben-Shachar, "five game thriller" in which Bilimoria overpowered Kevin Jernigan, one of the top players in the U.S. Jernigan, a native of California and Harvard graduate, succumbed to Bilimoria's relentless assault in a 17-14 fifth game tie-breaker...
Despite this setback, the Crimson still dominated the field. "We're very satisfied with our performance especially coming right out of exams," Ben-Shachar said...
...summary, Ben-Shachar is apparently terrified that speech will be used to "incite the public to violent measures against the government." But in the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes, "every idea is an incitement." Only a person with delusions of godhood would claim to be able to determine what speech must be suppressed, and what "diverse voices" will, magnaminously, be tolerated. --Jol Silversmith...