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Though there are no campus-wide restrictions on registering events over the weekend, select Houses will clamp down on private parties to encourage participation in the College-sanctioned soir?...
...kind of game it is.” A subsequent penalty on Harvard gave the Raiders a full two minutes of 5-on-3 advantage and a prime opportunity to even the score. With sophomore Brittany Martin minding the net, though, the Crimson was able put a firm clamp on the Colgate attack. Martin finished the contest with 42 saves, making the difference in a game in which Harvard was outshot 45 to 32.“I thought the ice was tipped in their direction if it weren’t for Brittany Martin standing on her head...
...borrowing costs, led homeowners to cash out a record $450 billion in home equity in 2005--money pumped into the economy. Rising interest rates have clogged that artery. And each month millions of homeowners have to write bigger checks to lenders as mortgages with adjustable rates move higher, another clamp on spending...
...goals often and early to Harvard (5-4, 2-2 Ivy).The first 17 minutes were uncharacteristically strong offensively for both teams, as they combined for nine goals from nine different players. A 6-5 halftime deficit had the Crimson in striking distance, but the Tigers put the clamp down on Harvard in the third and fourth quarters, allowing the Crimson only two second half goals on the way to the victory.“Both teams came out fired up,” junior midfielder Evan Calvert said. Calvert once again paced Harvard on the afternoon, scoring twice...
...With access to the mass media and the Internet, village folk are becoming more conscious of pervasive hardship and injustice and are beginning to voice their resentment. The protests have put the authorities in a bind. True to the dogma of communism, the regime is making incessant efforts to clamp down on websites and blogs, hoping that dissent will not burst into a wildfire. When the demonstrations get ugly, the government may opt for bloody suppression and further fuel the people's outrage, leading to tragic anarchy. For the sake of the future of more than 1 billion people...