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...think back and recognize that there had been warning signs of the impending breakdown. So it is with South Korea's democratic system: signs of trouble were there, whether or not we cared to take them seriously. We might now remember how former President Kim Dae Jung?that avowed champion of openness, law and democracy?launched tax probes against local media, a move many saw as an attempt to intimidate publications that criticized his policies. (In 1999, the International Press Institute in Vienna even sent the future Nobel Laureate a letter begging him to desist from his campaign against South...
Jantzen, who finished 38-1 for the season and 131-13 in his career had a vocal contingent of fans section rooting for him, which included the first Crimson national champion John Harkness ’38, who claimed the title...
Harvard, 9-1-1 in its last 11 games and 18-14-3 overall, returns to Albany for an NCAA East Regional game against Hockey East champion Maine (30-7-3) at 5 p.m. Friday. The winner faces either Ohio State or Wisconsin for a ticket to the Frozen Four at Boston’s FleetCenter...
Ogunwole’s run is made all the more impressive considering that he is still just a freshman and only lost his quarterfinal match by a score of 8-6 to the eventual champion, Ohio State’s No. 1 Tommy Rowlands. That was also Rowlands’ closest match, as he went on to beat Penn State’s No. 2 Pat Cummins in the finals...
...though Ogunwole was not pleased with his performance, he can take solace in the fact that teammate and 2004 149-lb. national champion Jesse Jantzen was not an All-American his freshman year, either, finishing with only one more win than Ogunwole...