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Johnson and the rest of the offense face a bigger challenge this week as they contend with a very talented Brown (1-0) defense. The Bears held Albany to only three points and just 99 yards in the air in a 21-3 victory last week. Junior linebacker Anjel Gutierrez had seven tackles and a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown, earning Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week honors...
...BGLTSA leaders contend that the slogan was simply meant show solidarity in the face of recent conservative attacks on queer students at Harvard College...
...currently making its way through the Harvard bureaucracy has faced some resistance on three key points. Those who are opposed to cable keep bringing up the fallacious argument that the cost of renovating the houses would be prohibitively high, with rewiring costs rising into the millions; they also contend that time table for such massive changes would last well over a decade. But these critics ignore the fact that new technology is available that will virtually eliminate both of these problems—the current proposal is for broadcasting over existing Ethernet lines, not rewiring, which is ideal for Harvard...
...acts of violence against civilians anywhere in the world in modern times. In Washington, President Bush said the bombing "demonstrates the cruelty and desperation of the enemies of the Iraqi people." It demonstrates something else too: the extraordinary complexity of the challenge facing U.S. troops in Iraq, who must contend with not just violence directed at them but also the possibility of widespread strife among Iraq's various political, ethnic and religious groups...
...President Bush didn't have enough problems in the Middle East, he now has to contend with the failure of his attempt to remake the Palestinian leadership in order to implement his peace roadmap. Tuesday's suicide bombing near Tel Aviv, coupled with a deadly attack in Jerusalem left a total of 13 dead with dozens more wounded. This combined with continued Israeli attacks on Hamas underscores the danger of a conflict spinning violently out of control...