Word: bows
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Campbell Rogers, quiet, determined, disciplined and competitive, that is why he is where he is today. The 21-year-old senior is captain and bow man on the best heavyweight crew in the East, if not the nation...
Since then Rogers has worked his way up, rowing J.V. his sophomore year and then claiming the bow seat on the varsity last year. Currently Rogers is one of the two best starboards on the Harvard crew roster. When it came to seat-racing last fall, the oarsman was exempted from the head-to head challenges because, as coxswain Simon recalls. "There was no doubt" about his abilities...
...right. The varsity Eight, plus cox, became the toast of Eastern crew on the strength of a dramatic, come-from behind, photo-finish victory over Brown and four other boats. The underdog Bruins were edged by two-tenths of second in a six minute race, which translates into a bow ball on a boat deck or maybe even a thick hair on Harry Parker's receding hairline, take your pick...
...unfortunate city whose destiny lies between the Crusaders and their goal. Looking out at the tents of the besieging armies, the German Jew reflects on the oddity of his position: "I stand on this wall built by a Roman emperor and keep watch on the Franks with a Turkish bow in my hand." He dies on a night in June 1098, when the soldiers of Christ sweep into the betrayed fortress...
Today's paper will be the last Tuesday edition of The Crimson to grace Harvard's doorsteps in May. While this week we continue the Reading Period practice of suspending Saturday publication, our devoted scholar journalists will also bow to the rigors of exams and produce a paper only on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays during finals...