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...world full of geeky male teens, a promoter's dream might be a team of Swedish women. And there is. Les Seules, a Swedish squad founded in 2004 for a French competition, is one of dozens of female teams formed over the past three years. Captain Louise (AurorA) Thomsen says that when she started playing Counter Strike in 2003, there were about 10 teams; now there are more than 100. She says advances in design have broadened gaming's appeal, particularly in Scandinavia, where gamers abound. (And with up to 20 hours of darkness each day in winter, there...
DIED. Dale Noyd, 73, decorated Air Force captain and longtime Air Force Academy teacher who in 1966 drew worldwide attention as a humanist and conscientious objector to one war: Vietnam; of emphysema; in Seattle. After the Air Force refused his request to resign his commission based on his belief that the war was illegal and immoral, he filed a suit against the Pentagon that the Supreme Court declined to hear. Around the same time, he was court-martialed for refusing to train a pilot destined for Vietnam, sentenced to a year in jail and dishonorably discharged...
...more, losing Ogunwole for any period of time will deliver a tremendous blow to Harvard. Without his prowess in the heavyweight class, the Crimson will be at a disadvantage in dual meets, and will be counting on other proven winners like Preston, O’Connor, and tri-captain Max Meltzer to pick up points more than ever...
...EIVA Hay) struggled to execute its offense against conference powerhouse Springfield (5-3, 1-0 EIVA Hay), which entered the match with a No. 5 ranking and seven matches already under its belt. “Basically, we were unable to do anything well,” said co-captain and setter Dave Fitz. “Volleyball is pass-set-hit, and we couldn’t put all three of those together for more than about four times per game.” The Pride registered 44 kills and a .442 hitting percentage over three games while...
...Harvard wrestling team earned a split in this weekend’s dual bouts against Lehigh and Army, collecting its first dual victory of the season, but the major concern is the arm injury suffered by tri-captain Bode Ogunwole in his bout with Paul Weibel of Lehigh on Saturday afternoon.“He was about to take [Weibel] down,” senior tri-captain Robbie Preston said. “[Weibel] tried to throw him, and he landed funny and felt his elbow pop. He’s having his arm checked out, and the best-case...