Word: byrds
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...Eric Farrar said, “and they made great use of their scoring opportunities.”Freshman Nikhil Balaraman did his best to stifle Redlands’ scoring chances with ten saves in the net. The foursome of sophomore David Tune, senior Michael Garcia, and juniors Michael Byrd and Chris Ludwick provided two goals apiece.POMONA 9, HARVARD 6On Saturday afternoon, the Crimson’s match-up against Pomona played out like many other games this season. The team managed to play well for the first few minutes, but Harvard cannot hold...
...profit groups supportive of U.S. Rep. Alan Mollohan. But voters in the 12-term Democrat's West Virginia district don't seem to care too much. In West Virginia, after all, pork barrel spending isn't frowned upon; on the contrary, the home state of legendary Senator Robert Byrd, widely considered the king of steering federal dollars to a congressman's home turf, tends to view the practice as just another way to provide jobs for the family down the street, if not for your own. And so far, questions about Mollohan's use of the clout associated with...
...another longtime political observer in Morgantown, associate professor Neil Berch of WVU. Mollohan, who was elected in 1982 to succeed his father in Congress, is a good fit for the district: he is generally conservative on social issues and liberal with the federal purse strings. "He's the Robert Byrd of the House, and people understand him," said Berch. Mollohan hasn't had a close race since 1992, when redistricting reduced West Virginia's number of seats from four to three...
...keep it up,” coach Erik Farrar said, “we can beat anyone.” Freshman Hessel Yntema and sophomore Egen Atkinson led the offense with three goals apiece. Yntema also provided an assist and two steals in the effort. Byrd notched two tallies in the match. Connolly and Balaraman shared time in the net, registering two and six saves, respectively. HARVARD 17, CONN COLLEGE 5 On the road in Connecticut, the Crimson set the pace early against the Camels, then ran away with the game. “We wanted to set a tone...
This year much of what [President] Carter gets from Congress will be largely due to Byrd, a night-school lawyer who is a first-rate legislative technician. His job is to act as the Senate's traffic cop, controlling the flow of legislation and debate. A master of the Senate's rules and precedents, Byrd hustles through an endless round of meetings with committee chairmen, powerful Senate barons and rebellious mavericks, trying to head off trouble ... During last year's session, Byrd's first as majority leader, he ran the chamber with a firm and sure hand that...