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...heck of a serve,” Shields said. “[Merritt] just came in and found the back of the net. She came in calling for it, and it was a sweet finish.”Greenwald, who came off the bench, has been battling an ankle injury that limited her playing time in Harvard’s previous two contests against Princeton and Dartmouth.But the big story of the Crimson’s 2005 outing has been its defense, and Saturday’s game was no exception. Shields and the Harvard defense notched their 11th shutout...
...offered the United States a Supreme Court nominee whose previous record causes much worry that he will roll back well precedented rights and legal protections. Judge Samuel Alito, appropriately nicknamed “Scalito” by his critics, is a radical conservative and a terrible choice for the bench. Our Senators must do all that they can to prevent him from joining the highest court in the land.Although Alito is more qualified for the position than the previous nominee, Harriet Miers, this not saying much. To be even considered for the Supreme Court, a person needs far more experience...
Unlike Harriet Miers, Alito boasts an impeccable résumé. A graduate of Princeton and Yale Law School, Alito spent the early part of his career working in prestigious positions within the Justice Department. Nominated to the federal bench in 1990, he secured unanimous confirmation from the Senate. Since then he has accumulated more experience in the federal judiciary than any other Supreme Court nominee in 70 years. Present and former colleagues of all political persuasions have been quick to praise Alito as an impartial, meticulous, and talented jurist...
...trade back territory for peace. The general first became Prime Minister in 1974 after a stint as ambassador to Washington. His tenure cut short in 1977 by a scandal over a small but illegal U.S. bank account he maintained with his wife, he retreated to Labor's back bench until 1984, when the national unity government of Shimon Peres, his bitter rival within the Labor Party, turned to him as Defense Minister. Rabin seemed just the man to suppress the intifadeh -- the uprising against Israeli rule in the occupied territories that began in December 1987. Tough and unrelenting toward...
...Ruggiero ’02-’04 and Jamie Hagerman ’03, an assistant coach for last year’s Crimson. The ECAC All-Stars featured three Harvard teammates: junior forward Katie Johnston, senior goalie Ali Boe, and junior forward Jennifer Sifers. Behind the bench for the All-Stars squad was Harvard coach Katey Stone, rounding out the Crimson family. “It was a lot of fun to just play against my teammates,” Johnston said. “It was interesting to see them interact with their teammates...