Word: bouting
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...response between outright retreat from an unpopular step toward greater labor flexibility and holding a tough line. "The government is ready for dialogue," President Jacques Chirac said on Friday, "and I hope this will start as quickly as possible." And not a moment too soon. France is in another bout of revolt against its government, conducted with the kind of theatrical brio that seems more the antithesis of dialogue than its prelude. Union leaders are threatening a general strike later this week. Many of France's universities have been in an uproar for a month. The Sorbonne, the iconic epicenter...
...wouldn't be the first time. France is in another bout of revolt against its government, with familiar theatrical brio. For weeks, France's universities have been on strike. The Sorbonne, the iconic epicenter of the May 1968 student revolts that ushered in a new era in France, has been closed for the past two weeks. At issue this time are not the heady concerns of 1968: Vietnam, Mao, Foucault and free love. The rallying point is far less stirring: a law backed by Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin that is meant to reduce France's chronic and debilitating youth...
...time fit for March Madness, it was a group of underdogs from Harvard who took center stage this weekend. The Crimson overcame Friday’s 11-bout deficit to Penn State to win by six bouts overall by the time competition ended on Sunday...
...Saturday, the Crimson men’s saber and epee teams combined for 35 victories to guide Harvard to a three-bout lead over Penn State and a four-bout edge over Notre Dame heading into the final day of competition. The epee squad of Ungar and senior Julian Rose won more bouts than any other men’s epee squad in the competition, and junior saberist Tim Hagamen finished fourth overall...
Fellow saber David Jakus clinched the national title with 5-4 bout win to give Harvard an insurmountable lead in the final round of saber bouts on Sunday afternoon...